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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2003
Sau-hung Spence Leung, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Robert S. Leone, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Lori D. Kumar, Skillman, NJ (US);
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Albert F. Sorg, Columbia, NJ (US);
Sau-Hung Spence Leung, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Robert S. Leone, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Lori D. Kumar, Skillman, NJ (US);
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Albert F. Sorg, Columbia, NJ (US);
Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
Physiologically acceptable films, including edible films, are disclosed. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer such as pullulan. Edible films are disclosed that include pullulan and antimicrobially effective amounts of the essential oils thymol, methyl salicylate, eucalyptol and menthol. The edible films are effective at killing the plaque-producing germs that cause dental plaque, gingivitis and bad breath. The film can also contain pharmaceutically active agents. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.