Oral compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid Earl Rice, Brian Joseph McCormick
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Abstract
The present invention relates to oral compositions containing specially prepared herbal materials; in another aspect the compositions contain a water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent.
Claims2
A method of reducing plaque on the enamel surfaces of a human or lower animal susceptible to plaque or calculus formation by applying to said enamel surfaces a safe and effective amount of an oral composition comprising:
- (a) a safe and effective amount of a water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent;
- (b) an agent selected from the group consisting of an extract of honeysuckle flowers, and an extract of golden thread and mixtures thereof, and
- (c) a carrier suitable for use in the oral cavity.
A method of reducing plaque on the enamel surfaces of a human surfaces of a human or lower animal susceptible to plaque or calculus formation by applying to said enamel surfaces a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising:
- (a) an effective amount of extract of honeysuckle flowers or a mixture of an extract of honeysuckle flowers and an extract of golden thread;
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- (b) a carrier acceptable for use in the oral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.