Colgate Palmolive Company

Brigham Young University

Joe Vazquez

Thomas J Boyd

Douglas J Hohlbein

Harsh Mahendra Trivedi

Zhigang Hao

Ian Nicholson

Paul Joseph Vincenti

Deborah Ann Peru

Evangelia Arvanitidou

Gregory Szewczyk

Jessica Monk

Osman Khalid

Laurence Du-Thumm

Shira Pilch

Ammanuel Mehreteab

Ying Yang

LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman

Malcolm I Williams

Stacey Lavender

Craig Anthony Hidalgo

Rensl Dillon

Alexander James Sinton

Dandan Chen

Ariel Haskel

Mary Horchos

Gregory Szewzyk

Gary Gerard Bredael

Thomas John Powers

Qing Claire He

Latonya Kilpatrick-Liverman

An exfoliating dentifrice composition is described that contains a plurality of granules and an orally acceptable vehicle. The granules include at least one polymeric binding agent. The composition includes at least one abrasive agent having an average particle diameter of 0.01 mm to 4 mm. Also included are methods of exfoliating an oral cavity soft tissue by use of the composition.

Dentifrice composition and method of use

The present invention relates to a method for testing oral malodor, in particular oral malodor from onion and garlic. Described herein are methods for testing the efficacy of an oral care composition to reduce oral malodor, the method comprising the steps of: a) cleaning at least a part of the oral cavity with an oral care composition; b) testing a first sample of exhaled breath from the cleaned oral cavity to provide a first test result representing a first amount of at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath; c) exposing the oral cavity to an oral malodor material including or capable of forming the at least one oral malodor component; and d) testing a second sample of exhaled breath from the oral cavity to provide a second test result representing a second amount of the at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath.

Method for testing oral malodor

The present invention relates to a method for testing oral malodor, in particular oral malodor from coffee. Described herein are methods for testing the efficacy of an oral care composition to reduce oral malodor, the method comprising the steps of: a) cleaning at least a part of the oral cavity with an oral care composition; b) testing a sample of exhaled breath from the cleaned oral cavity to provide a test result representing a amount of at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath; c) exposing the oral cavity to an oral malodor material including or capable of forming the at least one oral malodor component; and d) testing a sample of exhaled breath from the oral cavity to provide a test result representing an amount of the at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath.

Aqueous oral compositions containing a cationic steroidal compound and a quaternary ammonium compound are suitable for treating conditions of the oral cavity.

Oral care compositions

An oral care implement or toothbrushincludes a head, a tooth cleaning element regionand a tissue cleaning element region. The tissue cleaning element regionincludes a plurality of flexible, angled projections. The projectionsare configured to flex from an at-rest position to a substantially flat position when the tissue cleaning element regionis in contact with the tongue and is pushed into the mouth. The projectionsare also configured to flex to a substantially upright position when the tissue cleaning element regionis in contact with the tongue and is pulled out of the mouth. This arrangement aids in preventing debris from being pushed into the mouth and in removing debris from the mouth and tongue. The flexible projectionsmay be used in conjunction with rigid projectionshaving a generally vertical configuration to aid in removing debris from the mouth and in engaging the cheek to improve saliva production during brushing.

Oral care implement having tissue cleaning elements with directional cleaning

An oral care implement includes a head, a tooth cleaning element region and a tissue cleaning element region. The tissue cleaning element region includes a plurality of flexible, angled projections. The projections are configured to (1) flex from an at-rest position to a substantially flat position when the tissue cleaning element region is in contact with the tongue and is pushed into the mouth, and (2) flex to a substantially upright position when the tissue cleaning element region is in contact with the tongue and is pulled out of the mouth. This arrangement aids in preventing debris from being pushed into the mouth and in removing debris from the mouth and tongue. The flexible projections may be used in conjunction with rigid projections having a generally vertical configuration to aid in removing debris from the mouth and in engaging the cheek to improve saliva production during brushing.

An oral care implement includes a head and a plurality of cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth and soft tissue of the oral cavity. One tooth cleaning element has a plurality of bristles adapted to clean teeth. Another cleaning element is connected to the head and has structure defining a channel. The channel is configured to direct fluid in contact with the head toward an edge of the head when the implement is moved. The head also defines a reservoir that is configured to receive a dentifrice therein.

Toothbrush having soft tissue cleaning elements

An oral care implement includes a handle and a head connected to the handle. A tissue cleanser is positioned on the head and has a textured surface and a plurality of apertures extending therethough. Each of a plurality of tissue cleaning elements extends through one of the apertures and extends outwardly from the head.

Oral care implement having tissue cleanser

An oral odor control agent admixture of generally equivalent proportions of thymol, anise, fennel, basil, and juniperberry essential oils shows efficacy as an odor control agent in oral care for control of garlic odor.

Oral care malodor composition

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Hamilton, NJ, United States of America

Joe Vazquez