摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method for reducing breath malodour which comprises treating the oral cavity with a composition which contains at least one amino acid chosen from Leucine, Isoleucine, Glutamic acid and Asparagine (Group I) and/or from Tyrosine, Glycine, Phenylalanine, Valine, Histidine and Serine (Group II), and/or from Aspartic acid, Threonine, Alanine, Proline, Methionine, Tryptophan and Ornithine (Group III). Preferably the composition contains at least two amino acids from Group I and also at least one of each of Groups II and III. The oral cavity is preferably treated such that the fluid in it contains at least 0.1 g/l of the amino acids for at least 0.5 minutes. The invention also concerns suitable compositions for treating the oral cavity.</p> |