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Denture

US6139322A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 1999
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F255/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A denture includes a tooth and denture base. The tooth includes an interpenetrating polymer network polymeric matrix and at least 0.1 percent by weight of self-lubricating particles having a particle size less than 500 microns effectively bonded to and distributed in the polymeric matrix. The denture has a bond strength between the tooth and the denture base of at least 4,480 psi.

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