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US 8,894,977 B2Granted
Oral treatment compositions containing an anti-adhesion agent, antibacterial agent and incompatible compound
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsHarsh M. Trivedi, Tao Xu, Ramachandra Shastry, James Masters, André Michelle Morgan
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses an oral treatment composition containing an anti-adhesion agent, preferably a cysteine protease and most preferably ficin. In another aspect, the cysteine protease is in combination with one or more ingredients, such as antibacterial agent and surfactant. The anti-adhesion agent mitigates interaction between a subject oral cavity and plaque-forming materials.
Claims17
An oral treatment composition comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- a cysteine protease anti-adhesion agent and
- a mixed surfactant system comprising sodium lauryl sulfate, a block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and a betaine
- wherein the cysteine protease anti-adhesion agent and the mixed surfactant system are not segregated upon formulation of said oral treatment composition.
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