Dental composition and method
US6500879B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K6/889
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides dental cement compositions and methods of using them for binding hard tooth material, metal and ceramic. The cement compositions include shelf stable complexes of ethylenically unsaturated monomers reacted with cations. The cements have superior adhesion to tooth without separately acid etching dentin or enamel. Compositions of are useful as dental luting cements, liners, pit and fissure seal bases and restoratives.
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