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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
M. Teresa R. Carale, Princeton, NJ (US);
Susan M. Herles, Flemington, NJ (US);
Thomas Boyd, Somerset, NJ (US);
Michael Prencipe, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A dual component antiplaque oral composition having superior foaming properties in which a first component contains a cationic antibacterial agent and the second component contains a anionic surfactant normally incompatible with the cationic antibacterial agent, the first and second components are simultaneously combined for application to the teeth, the first and second components being physically segregated prior to use, the components when mixed upon application to teeth providing substantially unimpaired antiplaque effect with superior foaming properties.