The Procter Gamble Company

Wm Wrigley Jr Company

Urex Biotech, Inc.

Henk J Busscher

William Michael Glandorf

Donald James White, Jr

Henny C Van Der Mei

Lori Ann Bacca

Stefan Wouter Wessel

Amarnath Maitra

Arif Ali Baig

Gregor Reid

Andrew W Bruce

Michael W Dodds

Jeannine Rebecca Knight

Stefan Wessel

Jeannine R Knight

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 present invention relates to oral compositions comprising a stannous ion source, a fluoride ion source, and a polymeric mineral surface active agent that binds stannous, said compositions providing adequate therapeutic efficacy with minimal side effects of tooth staining and astringency. The composition simultaneously provides reduction and control of supragingival calculus. The present oral care compositions may be formulated as single phase or dual phase compositions. The present invention also provides a method for effective delivery of stannous-containing compositions with minimal side effects of tooth staining or astringency and with effective tartar control by administering to a subject a stable dentifrice composition comprising a clinically effective amount of stannous fluoride and/or other stannous salts in combination with a fluoride ion source and a polymeric mineral surface active agent, preferably a phosphate- or phosphonate-containing polymer.

Stannous oral compositions

The present invention relates to oral composition comprising a polymeric surface active agent wherein the oral composition provides surface conditioning effects on a subject's teeth and/or oral mucosa. The surface conditioning effects include (a) increased hydrophilic character of oral surfaces as measured by a decrease in water contact angles or an increase in anionic surface charge and surface charge density and (b) decreased pellicle film thickness. The present invention also relates to methods of providing surface conditioning effects to a subject's tooth and mucosal surfaces and methods of preventing and controlling tartar and tooth staining by administering to the subject an oral composition comprising a polymeric surface active agent.

Oral compositions providing optimal surface conditioning

The present invention is directed towards isolated lactobacillus biosurfactants and the process for producing same. The present invention is also directed to methods for preventing urogenital infection in mammals using the isolated lactobacillus biosurfactant. The present invention is further directed to methods of inhibiting microbial biofilm formation using the isolated lactobacillus biosurfactant to prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms, and to displace adherent biofilm-forming bacteria from surfaces.

Lactobacillus therapies

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Thesinge, Netherlands

Henk J Busscher