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Anticalculus composition

US4022880A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1975
Grant dateMay 10, 1977
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Expiry dateAug 11, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K8/64
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to an improved composition for inhibiting dental plaque and calculus formation, comprising zinc ions and a non-toxic, organoleptically acceptable antibacterial agent in an orally acceptable medium, and to a process for retarding the growth of dental plaque and calculus by application to the teeth of the above composition.

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