Colgate Palmolive Company

Ernest Kelly

Abdul Gaffar

John J Afflitto

Orum D Stringer

John C Brahms

Anthony J Esposito

Malathy Subramanian

Stuart Shapiro

An oral antiplaque composition for treatment of teeth wherein the essential antiplaque agent is a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial phenol containing, relative to the hydroxyl group, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, preferably tert.-butyl (t-butyl), in the 2-position, and substituents in one or both of the 4- and 5-positions, one or both of which may be alkyl or cycloalkyl, one being preferably t-butyl.

Antiplaque oral composition and method

Oral compositions comprising the combination of an effective surface tension reducing amount of an amphoteric surfactant and an effective antimicrobial amount of a blend of phenolic agents is disclosed. These compositions are indicated in the management or control of dental plaque.

Oral formulations

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N. Brunswick, NJ, United States of America

Ernest Kelly