Patent ID: 6042812
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
An oral composition comprising:a. from about 0.1% to about 10% of a total flavor system which comprises from about 50% to about 99.5% of a traditional oral care flavor system wherein components of the traditional oral care flavor system are selected from the group consisting of natural and/or synthetic peppermint oil and spearmint oil, menthol, anethole, methyl salicylate, cinnamon oil, clove bud oil, oxanone, and mixtures thereof, and from about 0.5% to about 50% of a dairy-creme component wherein the dairy-creme component is selected from the group consisting of vanillin, ethyl vanillin, heliotropine, 4-cis-heptanal, diacetyl, and methyl-para-tert-butyl phenyl acetate, and mixtures thereof, by weight of the total flavor system;b. a soluble fluoride source capable of providing from about 50 to about 3500 ppm of free fluoride ions; andc. from about 90% to about 99.9% of one or more aqueous toothpaste, gel or liquid dentifrice, or mouthrinse carriers;wherein the oral composition is a dentifrice containing at least one negative aesthetic or unpleasant taste resulting from a polyphosphate, pyrophosphate, tripolyphosphate, hexamethaphosphate, or zinc citrate tartar control agent, baking, soda, peroxide, and/or mixtures thereof, said total flavor system being effective to improve said negative aesthetic or unpleasant taste.