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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yelloji Rao Mirajkar, Edison, NJ (US);
John Afflitto, Brookside, NJ (US);
Nuran Nabi, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Abdul Gaffar, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 49 ; 424 52 ; 424 54 ; 424 55 ; 424 56 ;
Abstract
An oral composition comprising in an orally acceptable vehicle, an effective antiplaque amount of an halogenated diphenyl ether or phenolic antibacterial compound, and an amount of an mixed anionic/nonionic surfactant system at weight ratios of about 14:1 to 9:1 which ratios are effective to increase the uptake of the antibacterial compound to dental tissue so as to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the administered antibacterial compound.