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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Shashank Potnis, Chennai, IN;
Navin Lewis, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2013.01); G01N 33/56955 (2013.01);
Abstract
Procedures are provided to evaluate the effectiveness of slow-acting antibacterial agents such as metal salts on reduction of bacterial oral biofilm. In the modified process, the exposure time of the agent is increased from the usual 3 minutes to 7-15 minutes, e.g., about 10 minutes, and the duration increased to 5-12 days, e.g., about 8 days instead of the conventional 3 days.