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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eddie Wong, New Providence, NJ (US);
Hal C. Clarke, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Robert C. Gasman, Montville, NJ (US);
Joseph D. Synodis, Summit, NJ (US);
Alfred J. Smetana, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Block Drug Company, Inc., Jersey City, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ;
Abstract
A denture adhesive composition is disclosed and comprises a polymeric activator in an amount of up to about 3 percent by weight based on the total weight of the denture adhesive composition; wherein the activator is selected from the group consisting of: poly(meth)acrylic acid, poly acrylic acid, polyitaconic acid, polycitraconic acid, and a monovalent alkali metal cation salt thereof. This composition exhibits enhanced adhesive performance and reduces oozing and incidence of food occlusion.