ORAL CARE PRODUCT AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
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1. An oral care composition comprisinga. an effective amount of a basic amino acid, in free or salt form;
- b. an effective amount of an antibacterial agent.
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Abstract
This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising an effective amount of a basic amino acid in free or salt form, together with an antibacterial agent, and to methods of using and of making such compositions.
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1. An oral care composition comprising
a. an effective amount of a basic amino acid, in free or salt form; b. an effective amount of an antibacterial agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- 18. An oral care composition comprising a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, and an antibacterial agent for use in the antibacterial treatment of an oral cavity of a subject.
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21. An oral care composition according to 18 wherein the basic amino acid comprises arginine.
- 35. An oral care composition comprising an antibacterial agent and a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, for enhancing the delivery of the antibacterial agent to oral surfaces in an oral cavity of a subject.
- 42. Use of a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, in an oral care composition comprising an antibacterial agent for enhancing the delivery of the antibacterial agent to oral surfaces in an oral cavity of a subject.
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47. Use of a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, for the manufacture of a medicament which includes an antibacterial agent, for use in enhancing the delivery of the antibacterial agent to oral surfaces in an oral cavity of a subject.
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48. A method of enhancing the delivery of an antibacterial agent in an oral care composition to oral surfaces in an oral cavity of a subject, the method comprising treating the oral cavity with an oral care composition comprising an antibacterial agent and a basic amino acid, in free or salt form.
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