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Oral care compositions comprising tropolone compounds and essential oils and methods of using the same

US6689342B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2002
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q11/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to oral care compositions suitable for preventing or treating diseases or conditions of the oral cavity in warm-blooded animals including humans, comprising an oral care effective amount of at least one tropolone compound in combination with at least one essential oil, and a pharmaceutically acceptable oral carrier. This invention further relates to a method for preventing or treating diseases or conditions of the oral cavity in warm-blooded animals including humans, by applying an oral care effective amount of the oral care composition to the oral cavity.

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