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Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993

Filed:

Feb. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thomas F McNamara, Port Jefferson, NY (US);

Lorne M Golub, Smithtown, NY (US);

Nangavarum S Ramamurthy, Smithtown, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 49 ; 514152 ;
Abstract

A method of inhibiting plaque formation on mammalian tooth surfaces is disclosed. The method includes contacting the tooth surfaces with an effective amount of a non-antibacterial tetracycline. In a preferred embodiment, such tetracyclines are included in various oral hygiene products such as dentifrices, lozenges, chewing gums and the like to contact the tooth surfaces and prevent plaque accumulation thereon.


Find Patent Forward Citations

McNamara, Thomas. (1993). Non-antibacterial tetracycline compositions possessing antiplaque (U.S. Patent No. 5223248). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5223248

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