Oral compositions

• US 5,741,138 A
• Filed: 08/12/1996
• Issued: 04/21/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: McCormick, Brian Joseph, Rice, David Earl
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
• Application Number:
  US08/695,486
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 433/215, 433/216, 433/228.1
• US Class Current: 433/216
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/35 Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 11/00 Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses

Abstract

The present invention relates to oral compositions containing specially prepared herbal materials; in another aspect the compositions contain a water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent.

Claims

1. A method of reducing plaque on the enamel surfaces of a human or lower animal susceptible to plaque or calculus formation by applying to said enamel surfaces a safe and effective amount of an oral composition comprising:

(a) a safe and effective amount of a water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent;

(b) an agent selected from the group consisting of an extract of honeysuckle flowers, and an extract of golden thread and mixtures thereof, and

(c) a carrier suitable for use in the oral cavity.

2. A method of reducing plaque on the enamel surfaces of a human surfaces of a human or lower animal susceptible to plaque or calculus formation by applying to said enamel surfaces a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising:

(a) an effective amount of extract of honeysuckle flowers or a mixture of an extract of honeysuckle flowers and an extract of golden thread; and

(b) a carrier acceptable for use in the oral cavity.