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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Church, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Susan E Greenfeder, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424443 ; 424435 ; 424447 ; 424494 ; 424495 ; 514781 ;
Abstract
A method of administering an oral bandage to lesions in the oral mucosa is disclosed wherein there is prepared a storage stable topical gel formulation adapted to form an oral bandage adherent to the oral mucosa when applied thereto, the gel containing at least one anesthetic compound, a keratolytic compound, an astringent compound and an ethyl cellulose gelling agent in an amount of at least about 8% by weight and then applying the gel to the area of the oral mucosa experiencing irritation to form an adherent oral bandage.