Oral care composition comprising tropolone compounds and essential oils

摘要

Disclosed is an oral care composition comprising an oral care effective amount of: (a) a tropolone compound selected from the group consisting of methyl-7-hydroxymethyltropolone, 4-methyl-7-methoxymethyltropolone, 4,7-dimethyltropolone, 7-methyl-4-isopropyltropolone, 7-hexyl-4-isopropyltropolone, 4-t-butyltropolone, 5-t-butyltropolone, 4-methyltropolone, 7-methoxymethyl-4-isopropyltropolone, 7-hexloxymethyl-4-isopropyltropolone and combinations thereof; (b) at least one essential oil, and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable oral carrier. These oral care compositions are used in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing diseases or conditions of the oral cavity in warm-blooded animals including humans, wherein the medicament may be formulated in a form selected from the group consisting of toothpastes, mouthwashes, gels, tooth powders, film forming dentifrices, chewing gums, mouth sprays and lozenges.