Patent ID: 6235267
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A clear oral gel composition comprising:a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof;b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from a mixture of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, and thymol; andc) an orally acceptable carrier containing an orally acceptable dental abrasive,wherein the unpleasant taste of the phenolic is masked by the citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof as the essential phenolic taste masking agent to act as an antagonist to phenolic taste receptors on the tongue,said composition being low temperature stable and substantially clear and substantially free of precipitants, flocculants, or crystals at about room temperature.