Patent ID: 6942848

Claim:
A dentrifice in the form of a toothpaste or tooth gel, comprising: a) from about 0.01% to about 10% of a phenolic, by weight of said dentrifice, said phenolic comprising a combination of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, and thymol; b) from about 0.1% to about 60% of a soluble cyclodextrin, by weight of said dentrifice, said cyclodextrin being capable of solubilizing said phenolic and being selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl beta-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl gamma-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl gamma-cyclodextrin, alpha-cyclodextrin and methyl beta-cyclodextrin, and mixtures thereof; c) from about 0% to about 25% of ethanol, by weight of said dentrifice; d) from about 0.5 to about 4% of a nonionic and/or anionic surfactant, by weight of said dentrifice; e) up to 60 percent of an orally acceptable dental abrasive, by weight of said dentrifice; and f) an orally acceptable carrier; said dentrifice being stable and free of precipitants, flocculants or crystals after storage at about 5° C. to about 25° C. for at least about one week.