Abstract:
Disclosed herein are mouthwashes comprising a complex of a zinc ion source acid. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are dentifrices comprising a zinc amino acid halide, which provide a precipitate of zinc oxide upon use with dilution with water and/or saliva. Methods of making and using the dentifrices are also provided.
Abstract:
Described herein are aqueous compositions comprising polymers, which deliver a polymer film to surfaces of the oral cavity to relieve dry mouth; and methods of preparing and using the same.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an oral composition and method for alleviati the symptoms associated with xerostomia using encapsulated cation-releasing compounds formulated either intimately together or in separate compartments in a composition containing cation-sensitive mucoadhesive polymers.
Abstract:
A capsule comprising a core and a shell surrounding and enclosing the core, the shell comprising at least one first polymer having a first water solubility parameter, and at least one second polymer having a water solubility parameter higher than the first water solubility parameter, wherein the second polymer is crosslinked, and/or all of the at least one second polymer is present in an amount that is less than all of the at least one first polymer. Upon exposure to an aqueous medium, the first polymer begins to swell, and water begins to leak into the capsule. Also, the second polymer is attracted to the entering water. As the second polymer absorbs water and swells, the mean free space in the shell decreases and the tortuous pathway for materials crossing the boundary of the wall increases. As a result, leakage rates across the capsule wall decrease.
Abstract:
An oral odor control agent admixture of generally equivalent proportions of thymol, anise, fennel, basil, and juniperberry essential oils shows efficacy as an odor control agent in oral care for control of garlic odor.