Antibacterial oral rinse formulation for preventing coronary artery disease
First Claim
1. An antibacterial oral rinse formulation for inhibiting transient bacteremia associated with causing inflammatory diseases or inflammatory processes associated with diseases as a result of oral hygiene activities in an individual, consisting essentially of the following compounds from tea tree oil:
- 75% v/v terpinen-4-ol, 2% v/v 1,8-cineole, 2% v/v alpha-terpineol, 5% v/v beta-pinene, 2% v/v p-cymene, 2% v/v limonene, 2% v/v aromadendrene, and 2% v/v terpinolene, in which the total amount of the compounds from tea tree oil in the formulation is 3% v/v;
the following compounds from green tea extract in equal amounts;
gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate, in which the total amount of the compounds in the green tea extract in the formulation is 20% v/v;
Menthas arvensis, in which the total amount of the Menthas arvensis in the formulation is 1 % v/v;
chlorophyll;
calcium sorbate;
polysorbate 80;
glycerin;
sodium biphosphate; and
water, wherein the antibacterial oral rinse formulation is contacted with an individual'"'"'s oral cavity for a period of time immediately prior to said oral hygiene activity.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an antibacterial oral rinse formulation having enhanced antibacterial activity against oral bacteria associated with infectious and inflammatory processes for preventing and/or treating inflammatory diseases or inflammatory processes associated with diseases in an individual by inhibiting the transient bacteremia associated with oral hygiene activities by the individual. Also provided is a method for preventing and/or treating inflammatory diseases or inflammatory processes associated with diseases in an individual by inhibiting transient bacteremia associated with oral hygiene activities by the individual, comprising rinsing with the antibacterial oral rinse formulation for a period of time immediately prior to engaging in oral hygiene activities.
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1. An antibacterial oral rinse formulation for inhibiting transient bacteremia associated with causing inflammatory diseases or inflammatory processes associated with diseases as a result of oral hygiene activities in an individual, consisting essentially of the following compounds from tea tree oil:
- 75% v/v terpinen-4-ol, 2% v/v 1,8-cineole, 2% v/v alpha-terpineol, 5% v/v beta-pinene, 2% v/v p-cymene, 2% v/v limonene, 2% v/v aromadendrene, and 2% v/v terpinolene, in which the total amount of the compounds from tea tree oil in the formulation is 3% v/v;
the following compounds from green tea extract in equal amounts;
gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate, in which the total amount of the compounds in the green tea extract in the formulation is 20% v/v;
Menthas arvensis, in which the total amount of the Menthas arvensis in the formulation is 1 % v/v;
chlorophyll;
calcium sorbate;
polysorbate 80;
glycerin;
sodium biphosphate; and
water, wherein the antibacterial oral rinse formulation is contacted with an individual'"'"'s oral cavity for a period of time immediately prior to said oral hygiene activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- 75% v/v terpinen-4-ol, 2% v/v 1,8-cineole, 2% v/v alpha-terpineol, 5% v/v beta-pinene, 2% v/v p-cymene, 2% v/v limonene, 2% v/v aromadendrene, and 2% v/v terpinolene, in which the total amount of the compounds from tea tree oil in the formulation is 3% v/v;
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