Patent ID: 7025950

Claim:
An oral care composition comprising (a) an orally acceptable carrier; (b) at least one oral care agent suitable for administration to a subject's oral cavity, selected from the group consisting of a bleaching agent, teeth color modifying agent, enzyme, anti-tartar agent, fluoride ion source, anti-microbial agent, anti-inflammatory agent, H2 antagonist, analgesic, anti-viral agent, denture adhesive, flavoring agent, abrasive, desensitizing agent, anticaries agent, chelating agent and mixtures thereof; and (c) at least about 0.1% by weight of a dicarboxy functionalized siloxane polymer of formula X(R 4 R 5 SiO)p(R 6 ASiO)qY wherein X represents a triorganosiloxyl end group of formula R 1 R 2 R 3 SiO—, or a Z end group wherein Z represents —OH; Y represents a triorganosilyl end group of formula —SiR 3 R 2 R 1 or a W end group wherein W is hydrogen; R 1 to R 6 , which may be identical or different, each represents a linear or branched C1–C8 alkyl or a phenyl radical; A represents a dicarboxy acid radical of formula wherein B represents an alkylene residue having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one or more alkyl radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R′ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, E is nil or is an alkylene residue having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one or more alkyl radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and M is H, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms optionally substituted with hydroxy or alkoxy groups, or a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and substituted or non substituted ammonium, piperidinium or alkanolamine; p is an average value ranging from 0 to 1000; q is an average value ranging from 1 to 100; and the ratio of the number of Z and W end groups to the total number of X and Y end groups is from 0/100 to 75/100, wherein the oral care composition is in a form selected from a dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder, topical oral gel, mouthrinse, dental solution, denture product, mouthspray, lozenge, oral tablet, chewing gum and impregnated dental implement or pet chew.