Patent ID: 6248718
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method of treating bacterial infections in the oral mucosa comprising directly topically administering in dry fonn a composition comprisinga) an effective amount of a dry dosage of an antibacterial agent to achieve a concentration of at least 1 mg/ml of the antibacterial agent in saliva of a person treated therewith, which antibacterial agent is selected from the group consisting of penicillins, beta-lactam antibiotics, tetracyclines aminoglycosidcs, cephalosporins, macrolides, vancomycin, bacitracin, chloramphenicol, qulinolones, sulfonamides, nitrofurans, and their salts and mixtures thereof,b) optionally, an effective amount of a salt or oxide of a polyvalent metal compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium, zinc, calcium, aluminum, bismuth, titanium and copper and mixtures thereof; andc) optionally, binding agents.