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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Elliott, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Esther Patrick, Ridgefield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 54 ; 424 49 ; 424 52 ; 424 57 ;
Abstract
A method and composition for controlling tartar and plaque formation in the mouth is reported which has a relatively low irritation to the mucosae. The oral composition includes (1) a hypophosphite-containing cotelomer in an amount effective for controlling tartar; and (2) an antibacterial agent selected from the group consisting of diphenyl ethers, bis-biguanides, halogenated carbanilides and salicylamides.