Patent ID: 8709498

Claim:
A method of: (a) treating bacterial infections, and (b) treating chronic, progressive or acute inflammation, and (c) modulating immunity, and (d) stimulating tissue healing, in humans or animals, comprising administering to said human or animal suffering from lesions and infections linked to chronic and/or acute periodontitis an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) at least one sodium hypohalite, and (ii) at least one N-halo-amine taurine, wherein the halogens from the (i) at least one sodium hypohalite and from the (ii) at least one N-halo-amine taurine, which may be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of fluorine, iodine, bromine and chlorine, and wherein said at least one sodium hypohalite and at least one N-halo-amine taurine treats bacterial infections, and treats chronic, progressive or acute inflammation, modulates immunity, and stimulates tissue healing without substantial stimulation of myeloperoxidase activity in said human or animal.