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Magnolia Bark Extract in Breath Freshening Oral Care Composition

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company uses the natural extract to remove bacteria.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US Patent 11,510,865 B2 (Henk J. Busscher, Michael W. Dodds, Amarnath Maitra, Stefan Wessel, Henny C. Van Der Mei); Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago,  has patented an oral composition for freshening breath. The composition contains magnolia extract and hydrocarbon (hexadecane). The composition effectively removes one or more oral bacteria, selected from the group consisting of: S. mutans, P. gingivalis, F. nucleatum, and combinations thereof, from the from the oral cavity. Wm. Wrigley is part...

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