Breath freshening compositions and methods using them
US6030605A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/315
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards the use of chewing gums, tablets and lozenges containing a breath freshening composition which comprises a physiologically acceptable zinc compound, an oil, and a non-ionic surfactant, to reduce or eliminate H.sub.2 S and CH.sub.3 SH in the oral cavity.
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