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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6291548 | Dental cement composition A dental cement composition is disclosed, comprising a liquid material and a powder material, wherein said liquid material comprises 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitic acid and water, said powder material comprising a powdered fluoroalumino silicate glass or... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6232367 | Opalescent fillers for dental restorative composites There is provided a resin-containing dental composite including a dispersed phase, reinforcing, translucent filler having about 25-80% by volume of the filler particles in the particle size range from about 0.2 μm to about 0.6 μm whereby the composite h... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6177534 | Silylated resins and the synthesis thereof A silylated resin suitable for use as an adhesive binder for composites and in sealant and adhesive dental applications is represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## in which: R1 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl, hydrocarbon, or fluo... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6136887 | Vinylcyclopropane-(meth)acrylates and their use The invention relates to vinylcyclopropane derivatives according to the formula ##STR1## in which A is --[--Y--CO--C(.dbd.CH2)R4 ]m or --C(.dbd.CH2)CO--O--C1-4 -alkyl, U and X, independently of e... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5708051 | Polymerizable dental material A dental material that contains di- and poly(meth)acrylates and an inorganic filler in the form of a finely divided synthetic crystalline silicic acid with a sheet structure and optionally a very finely ground glass.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5681872 | Bioactive load bearing bone graft compositions Novel fillers comprising combeite glass-ceramic are provided. hardenable restorative compositions comprising particulate combeite glass-ceramic provide improved biocompatibility in bone restorations. Hard, shaped bodies for orthopaedic, dental and other u... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5298631 | Spiroorthocarbonate compound and copolymers obtained therefrom An asymmetric spiroorthocarbonate compound having one exomethylene group and represented by the following general formula (1) ##STR1## wherein A represents a group selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## wherein R1, R2 | 03/29/1994 |
| 5094619 | Coloration of dental restorations A method of coloring dental restorations which consists of incorporating within the dental restoration material prior to curing a coloration agent which upon the application of heat or other energy alters the color of the restoration. By applying the ener... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5089051 | Adhesion-promoting dental composition Adhesion promoters containing (meth)acryloyloxyethyl dihydrogen phosphate and/or di(meth)acryloyloxyethyl hydrogen phosphate and acidic (meth)acryloyloxyethyl esters of carboxylic acids can improve the adhesion of photopolymerizable tooth materials to the... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5037473 | Denture liners A denture liner composition is provided comprising a methacrylate polymer and/or copolymer in powder form to be wetted by a liquid composition containing dimethacrylate, butyl methacrylate, and long chain methacrylate monomers, the mixture setting upon we... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4964911 | Adhesive bonding of acrylic resins, especially in dentistry A bonding adhesive for dentistry and a method for preparing the surface of dentin, enamel, or other natural or industrial substrates containing or capable of binding metallic ions, for adhesion of composite materials or resins. First, an aqueous solution ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4923400 | Dental adhesive composition A dental adhesive composition containing a compound having the formula (I): ##STR1##... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4894012 | Passive dental appliances of fiber-reinforced composites Disclosed is a dental appliance system having use as an orthodontic retainer, bridge, space maintainer, splint and the like, the improvement wherein a structural component thereof is formed from an effective fiber-reinforced composite material comprising ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4872936 | Polymerizable cement mixtures The invention concerns polymerizable cement mixtures containing (a) polymerizable unsaturated monomers and/or oligomers and/or prepolymers containing acid groups and/or their reactive acid-derivative groups, (b) reactive fillers that can react with these acids or a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4808228 | Glass ionomer cement powder Carboxylic acids are comminuted with fluoroaluminosilicate glass frit to form a cement powder containing carboxylate salt. The cement powder can be used to prepare glass ionomer dental cements with extended work times.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4759798 | Process for the preparation of dental-technical, dental-medical and medical molding and lining materials A process for the preparation of dental-technical, dental-medical and medical molding and lining materials including the steps of mixing a substrate selected from the group consisting of a monomeric and/or polymeric or copolymer acrylic or methacrylic est... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4744828 | (Meth)-acrylic acid esters and the use thereof The invention relates to novel (meth)-acrylic acid derivatives of tricyclodecanes of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and denote hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl a... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744827 | (Meth)-acrylic acid derivatives of tricyclodecanes and their use (Meth)-acrylic acid derivatives of tricyclodecanes of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and denote hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl and R3 and R4 | 05/17/1988 |
| 4738722 | Dental compositions incorporating glass ionomers A buffered glass ionomer cement for dental use, including in combination, a mixture of a fine particle, 5-10 microns, powder consisting essentially by weight of plus five to twenty percent of the weight of the above of zinc oxide and zero to ten percent o... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4705836 | Polymerization composition containing vinyl benzoic acid or a derivative thereof and a vinyl compound Composites comprising (A) general formula (I), compound of ##STR1## [in the formula, R1 indicates either hydrogen or methyl group and R2 indicates hydrogen, alkyl radical with carbon number 1-5 to be possibly substituted with h... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4698376 | Coating material for collagen-containing materials The present invention relates to formulations which are useful as coating materials for example as an undercoating material or lacquer to improve the bonding between collagen-containing materials and hardening polymeric materials. The formulations contain... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4650847 | Adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable monomer comprising (a) 1.5 to 100 parts by weight of a compound represented by general formula I or II: ##STR1## where R1 and R1 ' each stand for hydrogen ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4599373 | Aromatic oligomers and resins Compositions comprising an oligomer which (a) comprises the repeating unit (Ar - CHR), and where Ar is an aromatic group and R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group or hydrogen, (b) has pendant and/or terminal groups which include inter alia acyloxymethyl, h... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4588756 | Multi-step method for obtaining strong adhesive bonding of composites to dentin, enamel and other substrates Materials and methods for improving the adhesion of composite materials and resins to dentin, enamel and other substrates are disclosed. Preferably, the substrate surface is treated with an aqueous solution of (1) at least one acidic salt containing a pol... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4580981 | Fluorine-containing monomer and process for producing the same Disclosed herein is a novel fluorine-containing monomer having one carbon-carbon double bond at one of the main molecular chain ends thereof and a molecular weight of 300 to 1600, obtained by bringing a fluorine-containing telomer having a molecular weigh... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4579880 | Dental cavity filling composite material A dental filling composite material is disclosed, which contains 10-99% by weight of phosphazene of the formula: ##STR1## in which at least one of R1 and R2 represent radicals having not less than 3 carbon atoms and being polyme... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4572920 | Fluoride interpolymeric resin An interpolymeric resin and composition therefrom is provided for treating teeth to prevent dental caries by forming a protective barrier and providing a source of fluoride ions for release adjacent to the surface of the tooth. The resin includes an anion... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4569955 | Denture adhesive An improved denture adhesive containing an adhesive polymeric fraction comprising an admixture of mixed, partial salts of lower alkyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride-type copolymers with sodium carboxymethylcellulose in a vehicle comprising mineral oil thick... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4557691 | Dental porcelain paste and method of using the same A porcelain paste comprising a porcelain powder mixed with an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a urethane polymer. The paste can be applied as the first layer to a dental coping, and does not need to be fired prior to the addition of the body porcelain lay... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4553940 | Visible light curable dental compositions Visible light curable dental restorations are provided having improved color stability. According to a preferred embodiment, visible light hardenable restorative materials are formulated from a major proportion of inorganic filler and a minor proportion o... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4552906 | Polymerizable dental compositions and molded dental articles produced therefrom A dental composition suitable for being polymerized to a dental prosthesis approximately comprising by weight (A) 20 to 50% of a mixture of monofunctional and polyfunctional methacrylic esters and, optionally, other monomers, (B) 20 to 60% of an essentially no... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4539382 | Adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable monomer comprising (a) 1.5 to 100 parts by weight of a compound represented by general formula I or II: ##STR1## where R1 and R1 ' each stand for hydrogen ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4536158 | Oral prosthesis and method for producing same A porous implantable oral prosthesis which can be used to replicate and replace any hard tissue portion of the mouth such as bone and teeth is described. The prosthesis comprises sintered polymeric particles coated with a hydrophilic material. The polymer... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533701 | Adhesive coating material Disclosed is an adhesive coating material for a hard tissue, which comprises (1) a polymer having an acid value of 30 to 700 and including a hydrophobic group and two carboxyl (--COOH) groups or one carboxylic anhydride ##STR1## group bonded to ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4527979 | Powdered dental material and process for the preparation thereof Powdered dental material of a sintered mixture of calcium aluminum fluorosilicate glass and precious metals (or alloys thereof with each other or with up to 40% non-precious metals), which may optionally contain polycarboxylic acid and/or a chelating agen... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4523912 | Mineral tooth with silane-coupled adhesive plastic part The invention concerns a mineral tooth having a silane-coupled adhesive plastic part which enables chemical bonding with base materials being common in dental prosthetics as well as a process for its industrial manufacture. The ground masses of the indivi... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4522956 | Poly(ethylene oxide)/polyethylene glycol-containing hydrophilic denture adhesive An improved denture adhesive containing poly(ethylene oxide) as the sole adhesive component in a hydrophilic vehicle comprising certain polyethylene glycols (PEG) and, as an optional component in certain forms of the subject adhesives, glycerin, for enhan... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521193 | Method and kit for constructing an aesthetic and functional temporary denture A temporary denture can be rapidly produced while the denture user is in a dentist's office by filling a shell member with a molding composition. An impression of the outer surfaces only of a user's permanent denture is made in the molding compound and th... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4521551 | Denture fixative composition containing partially neutralized copolymers of maleic acid or anhydride and alkyl vinyl ethers which are optionally partially crosslinked Denture fixative compositions contain denture fixative excipients and as the denture fixative, a water soluble partially neutralized alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer, optionally partly crosslinked, and at least one hydrophilic polymer,... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4521550 | Method for obtaining strong adhesive bonding of composites to dentin, enamel and other substrates Materials and methods for improving the adhesion of composite materials and resins to dentin, enamel and other substrates are disclosed. Preferably, the substrate surface is treated with an aqueous solution of at least one acidic salt containing a polyval... | 06/04/1985 |
