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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas S. Campbell, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Alexander J. Simone, Somerset, NJ (US);
Nuran Nabi, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Michael Collins, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ;
Abstract
A dual component chlorhexidine dentifrice composition of improved shelf stability in which the first component is a gel containing a bis-biguanide antibacterial agent in which the gel vehicle is thickened with a cellulose polymer and the second component is a paste containing a silica abrasive wherein the bis-biguanide antibacterial agent provides undiminished antiplaque and antigingivitis effect with reduced staining when the physically separated components are combined and mixed upon application to dental tissue.