Patent ID: 9572762
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61Q

Claim:
1. A dentifrice composition comprising: a. a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of from about 3,000 to about 8,000; b. from about 29% to about 44%, by weight of the composition, glycerin; c. a precipitated silica; d. a fluoride source selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, sodium fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, and mixtures thereof; and e. from about 5% to about 12%, by weight of the composition, water; wherein the polyethylene glycol forms a crystalline structure in the composition and wherein the composition has a water activity from about 0.25 to about 0.46 measured at about 22° C.