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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Synodis, Summit, NJ (US);
Alfred J Smetana, Wayne, NJ (US);
Robert C Gasman, Montville, NJ (US);
Eddie Wong, New Providence, NJ (US);
Hal C Clarke, Elmont, NY (US);
Assignee:
Block Drug Company, Inc., Jersey City, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 37 ; 523105 ; 523120 ; 524 45 ; 524549 ; 524558 ; 524559 ; 5253278 ; 5253289 ; 525367 ; 525368 ;
Abstract
A denture adhesive composition contains a denture adhesive and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier in which the denture adhesive is a salt of a copolymer of maleic acid or anhydride and a 1 to 5 carbon atom alkyl vinyl ether having a specific viscosity of at least 4.0. The denture adhesive composition is used to adhere a denture to the oral mucosa.