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Dental composition and method

US6500879B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 1994
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 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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