Abstract: Disclosed are oral care compositions and the use of such oral care compositions for treating or preventing oral malodor. Also disclosed are methods for treatment or prevention of oral malodor. The oral care compositions include serine in an amount effective to reduce oral malodor caused by hydrogen sulfide and/or indole.

Abstract: A quaternary ammonium salt encapsulated by a polymeric microcapsule and methods for manufacturing such microcapsules are described. The quaternary ammonium salt can be cetylpyridinium chloride. The polymeric microcapsule encapsulating the quaternary ammonium salt can be used as an ingredient in a dentifrice.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to oral compositions comprising an orally-acceptable carrier and a silica abrasive comprising a precipitated amorphous silica compound having an average particle size of from 5 ?m to 20 ?m, oil absorption of from 60 cc/100 g to 120 cc/100 g, and an Einlehner hardness of from 4 to 11, and methods of use thereof

Abstract: Described herein are polymer matrix films, compositions comprising the polymer matrix films, and methods of preparing and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oral composition comprising a polymer, preferably a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride, attached to a sweetening agent via a cleavable linker, comprising a covalent bond, preferably an ester bond or an amide bond wherein the polymer is capable of attaching to a surface in an oral cavity, and the cleavable linker is cleavable in the oral cavity to release the sweetening agent.

Abstract: The invention describes the modification of polyamine-based materials to form polyguanidine compounds that are useful for their antimicrobial, anticaries, and muccoadhesive properties. The present invention also relates to methods for preventing or treating periodontal disease and caries which include delivering a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a polyguanidine compound into an oral cavity.

Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for treating and modifying surfaces of teeth, which compositions include calcium and magnesium containing silicates or silica, cationic polymer modified silica or combinations thereof. The composition when applied to the teeth or a tooth surface deposit on such surfaces to repair acid damaged enamel and prevent further erosion of a tooth surface.

Abstract: A capsule slury including at least one coacervated capsule and at least 10 wt % humectant is disclosed. The humectant may be sorbitol, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, xylitol, erythritol and/or betaine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral composition and method for alleviating the symptoms associated with xerostomia using encapsulated cation-releasing compounds formulated either intimately together or in separate compartments in a composition containing cation-sensitive mucoadhesive polymers.

Abstract: This invention encompasses an oral composition for treating or preventing dry mouth with following benefits: antibacterial/anti-fungal efficacy, low irritancy, and moisture retention. The compositions can be a toothpaste, a mouth rinse or a spray and include one or more non-ionic surfactants, as foaming agents, one or more broad spectrum anti-microbial ingredient, such as chlorhexidine and cetylpyridinium chloride, and one or more oral surface adhesive polysaccharides that can encage cationic actives to help the deposition and retention of the agents onto oral surfaces and thus provide antimicrobial efficacy.

Abstract: A capsule comprising a core and a shell surrounding and enclosing the core, the shell comprising at least one first polymer having a first water solubility parameter, and at least one second polymer having a water solubility parameter higher than the first water solubility parameter, wherein the second polymer is crosslinked, and/or all of the at least one second polymer is present in an amount that is less than all of the at least one first polymer. Upon exposure to an aqueous medium, the first polymer begins to swell, and water begins to leak into the capsule. Also, the second polymer is attracted to the entering water. As the second polymer absorbs water and swells, the mean free space in the shell decreases and the tortuous pathway for materials crossing the boundary of the wall increases. As a result, leakage rates across the capsule wall decrease.

Abstract: A quaternary ammonium salt encapsulated by a polymeric microcapsule and methods for manufacturing such microcapsules are described. The quaternary ammonium salt can be cetylpyridinium chloride. The polymeric microcapsule encapsulating the quaternary ammonium salt can be used as an ingredient in a dentifrice.

Abstract: An oral odor control agent admixture of generally equivalent proportions of thymol, anise, fennel, basil, and juniperberry essential oils shows efficacy as an odor control agent in oral care for control of garlic odor.

Abstract: An oral odor control agent admixture of generally equivalent proportions of thymol, anise, fennel, basil, and juniperberry essential oils shows efficacy as an odor control agent in oral care for control of garlic odor.