Patent ID: 6696047
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
An oral care composition for humans and other animals comprising:(a) from about 0.02% to about 6.0%, by weight of the final composition, of chlorite ion; and (b) a pharmaceutically-acceptable topical, chlorite-stable flavored oral carrier comprising solid or liquid excipients and diluents, which are capable of being commingled with chlorite without substantially interacting with chlorite in a manner which would substantially reduce the stability of the composition; wherein the composition is essentially free of chlorine dioxide or chlorous acid both tending to alter flavor and having an unpleasant taste; the pH of the final composition is greater than 7, and the composition is stable against loss of chlorite for a period of at least one year under normal storage conditions at about 25Â° C. or for a period of at least three months under accelerated storage conditions at about 40Â° C. said chlorite-stable oral care composition comprising a flavor system comprising one or a mixture of flavoring agents selected from menthol, eucalyptol, menthone, menthyl acetate, dihydroanethole, N-ethyl- o-menthan-3-carboxamide (WS-3), N,2,3-trimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide (WS-23 and mixtures thereof with sweetening agents selected from saccharin and sucralose, said chlorite-satble flavor system being substantially free of chlorite-sensitive compounds that degrade in the presence of chlorite.