Title:
ORAL CARE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS UTILIZING CHITOSAN-DERIVATIVE COMPOUNDS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016155859
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide oral care methods, and to provide compositions.SOLUTION: Described in the specification is a method of reducing bacteria in the mouth of a subject, the method comprising contacting (e.g., rinsing) the mouth with an effective amount of a composition comprising a soluble derivatized chitosan, thereby reducing bacteria in the mouth of the subject. Oral care compositions comprising soluble derivatized chitosans are described in the specification. Exemplary methods using the compositions described herein include methods of reducing bacteria in the mouth of a subject, and methods of clumping bacteria and removing the resulting clumped bacteria from a subject (e.g., from the mouth of a subject), and disrupting a biofilm in the mouth in a subject. In some embodiments a composition described herein can be used to treat or prevent a disorder (e.g., a disorder in the mouth of a subject).SELECTED DRAWING: None
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Inventors:
SHENDA M BAKER
WILLIAM P WIESMANN
STACY TOWNSEND
WILLIAM P WIESMANN
STACY TOWNSEND
Application Number:
JP2016101300A
Publication Date:
September 01, 2016
Filing Date:
May 20, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SYNEDGEN INC
International Classes:
A61K31/722; A61C15/04; A61K8/34; A61K8/43; A61K8/73; A61K31/047; A61K31/155; A61P1/02; A61P31/04; A61Q11/00
Foreign References:
| US20070281904A1 | 2007-12-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Natsuki Morishita
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto
Natsuki Morishita
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto