Patent ID: 7517920

Claim:
A denture fixative composition comprising: a. at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer and salt derivative thereof; b. at least one water-insoluble and water-swelling polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose having a hydroxypropyl content of 5.0 to 16.0%, agar having a weight average molecular weight of 400,000 or more and mixtures thereof; and c. at least one additional adhesive material selected from the group consisting of natural gums, synthetic polymeric gums, karaya gum, guar gum, gelatin, algin, sodium alginate, tragacanth, chitosan, polyethylene glycol, acrylamide polymers, carboxyvinyl polymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, water-soluble cellulose derivatives and mixtures thereof.