Patent ID: 6475470
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A46D,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
A composition for the oral cavity, comprising(A) a pharmaceutically-active agent, which acts on the periodontium, or a microbicidal agent, (B) 20-50 wt. % of an exothermic ingredient, (C) 0.1-2 wt. % of a water-soluble polymeric substance, and (D) an alkaline earth metal salt, wherein said composition has a water content not higher than 5 wt. %, said pharmaceutically-active agent or said microbicidal agent is present in an amount effective for preventing and/or treating paradental disease and an amount which is less than an amount used for preventing and/or treating paradental disease in the absence of said exothermic ingredient, and wt. % is based on a total weight of said composition.