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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Sumita B. Mitra, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles E. Shelburne, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Mark A. Tomai, Woodbury, MN (US);
Sumita B. Mitra, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles E. Shelburne, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Mark A. Tomai, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
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, imidazonaphtyridine amines, oxazoloquinoline amines, thiazoloquinoline amines and 1,2-bridged imidazopyridine amines.