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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen L. Crooks, Mathomedi, MN (US);
Byron A. Merrill, River Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; A61K 3/14745 ; A61P 3/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; A61K 3/14745 ; A61P 3/702 ;
Abstract
The disclosure provides methods for the treatment and prevention of periodontal disease. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides for local treatment of periodontal tissues with a pharmaceutical composition including an immune response modifier (IRM) selected from the group of immune response modifiers comprising imidazoquinoline amines, imidazopyridine amines, 6,7-fused cycloalkylimidazopyridine amines, imidazonaphthyridine amines, oxazoloquinoline amines, thiazoloquinoline amines and 1,2-bridged imidazoquinoline amines.