Wm Wrigley Jr Company

Amarnath Maitra

Henk J Busscher

Stefan Wouter Wessel

Henny C Van Der Mei

Michael W Dodds

David Morando

Stefan Wessel

The present disclosure relates generally to oral compositions and methods for freshening breath and oral cleansing, and more particularly, to oral compositions comprising a combination of an extract ofand a hydrocarbon. The oral compositions are useful for improving oral health, including freshening breath and reducing the adherence of plaque to teeth.

Magnolia bark extract as a hydrophobic ligand for preferential removal of gram negative bacteria from the oral cavity

The invention provides for methods of extracting and quantitating the number of microorganisms contained on or within in chewing gum.

Methods of detecting and quantifying bacteria contained on or within chewing gum

The invention is directed to methods of extracting nucleic acids from microorganisms or mammalian cells adhered to polymers that are malleable within a living organism and particularly malleable in the oral cavity of the living organism. The invention also provides for method of detecting and quantitating microorganisms that adhere to malleable polymers, such as chewing gum.

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