Disinfecting oral rinse compositions and process for using the same
OwnerRobert D. Krossinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to compositions and methods useful for oral hygiene rinses, and more specifically to oral rinses in which the antimicrobial activity of chlorous acid is supplemented by that of lactic acid as one of a combination of antimicrobial acids, preferably acids which serve to partially convert chlorite ion to chlorous acid.
Claims14
A palatable antimicrobial oral hygiene rinse composition comprising water and a chlorite salt in combination with an acid combination comprising lactic acid and at least one additional protic acid, said acid combination producing in combination with said chlorite salt an in situ effective amount of chlorous acid in said rinse composition at a pH ranging from about 2.5 to 3.5, said lactic acid comprising 2% to 12% by weight of said acid combination, wherein said additional acid is selected from the group consisting of citric, fumaric, glycolic, malic, tartaric acid, succinic, adipic, mandelic, and mixtures thereof.
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