Process and composition for oral hygiene
US5275804A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q11/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for enhancing oral hygiene by reducing oral microflora and for inhibiting the formation of dental plaque by applying, to the oral cavity a composition containing (a)0.1 to 40 parts, by weight, of a higher acyl-N-betaine having the structure ##STR1## where R is a higher alkyl group of from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof, and (b) 0.1 to 40 parts, by weight of a higher alkyl-N,-N-dimethylamine oxide, a higher alkyl-N-N-dihydroxyethylamine oxide, or an acyl-amino t-amine, of the respective structures: ##STR2##
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