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US 5,683,678 AGranted
Oral compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid Clinton Heckert, Richard Joseph Sunberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to oral compositions containing cranberries or parts of cranberries, such as cranberry extract, or a mixture of such materials and other antibacterial/antimicrobial agents. The invention also relates to methods of treating plaque/gingivitis and other periodontal diseases as well as dental calculus and caries.
Claims3
A toothpaste composition comprising:
- (a) a safe and effective amount of an active antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of an anthocyanin or anthocyaniden selected from the group consisting of cyandin, polar gonidin, and delphinidin, derivatives of these materials and mixtures thereof;
- (b) a silica dental abrasive;
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- (c) a soluble fluoride ion source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.