Patent 5914356 Issued on June 22, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: June 5, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
523/114, Composition which anchors by ingrowth of surrounding tissue65/33.1, Devitrifying glass or vitrifying crystalline glass (e.g., starting with or forming crystalline glass, etc.)106/35, Dental106/634, Organic material containing106/691, Specified filler or organic material containing501/72, And divalent metal oxide (e.g., oxides of zinc, cadmium, beryllium, alkaline earth metal, magnesium, etc.)501/73, Less than 40 percent by weight silica523/113, Composition suitable for use as tissue or body member replacement, restorative, or implant523/115, Composition suitable for use as tooth or bone replacement, restorative, or implant524/414, Phosphorus atom DNRM524/456Group IIA metal atom DNRM
Novel fillers comprising combeite glass-ceramic are provided, along with filled polymerizable resin composites. Further provided are methods for making the combeite crystallite-containing novel fillers for use in hardenable, biocompatible bone restorations. Hard, shaped bodies or orthopaedic, dental and other uses are also provided.
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