Patent ID: 9717665
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim:
1. A desensitizing oral care composition useful for treating dentinal hypersensitivity, comprising: a) at least 40%, by weight of the composition, of water; b) from about 0.01% to about 25%, by weight of the composition, of a desensitizing agent selected from oxalic acid, salts of oxalic acid, and mixtures thereof; c) from about 0.1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of an adhesive polymer thickener; d) from about 0.5% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of a secondary structuring polymer thickener; e) optionally from about 10% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of a humectant; and f) less than 0.1%, by weight of the composition, of abrasive; wherein the composition has a pH of less than 4.5; wherein the composition exhibits a delta angle value of less than about 35°; and wherein the complex modulus is according to Equation 1: