Abstract:
Metal oxide and metal oxide-silica nanoparticles are disclosed wherein the surfaces thereof are complexed with a polymerizable, biocompatible, heterocyclic base. Polymerizable compositions are prepared by loading such nanoparticles into acrylate based monomer matrices, which compositions can then be photocured into X-ray opaque, transparent or translucent solids. Methods are disclosed for forming such complexed nanoparticles and compositions and for using such compositions as medical or dental restoratives.
Abstract:
There are disclosed amphoteric nano-sized metal oxide particles functionalized with silyl esters of a phosphonate and composites thereof with an acrylate-based monomer, including liquid crystal monomers photopolymerizable at ambient temperature. Also disclosed are the method making such functionalized particular by reacting a metal oxide with a silyl ester of a phosphonate in the presence of a non-aqueous solvent and in an inert atmosphere and the method of making the composites wherein the functionalized particles are admixed with an acrylate-based matrix monomer, including liquid crystal monomers photopolymerizable at ambient temperature. Further disclosed is the method of dental repair wherein the composites are applied to a tooth and photopolymerized.
Abstract:
A method for effectively repairing damage to dental enamel. In a repairing process, employed is a repairing agent containing a filling component strong adherable to dental enamel when heated by laser beam irradiation.
Abstract:
A calcium phosphate type glass-ceramic which comprises from 64 to 72% by weight of phosphorus oxide in terms of P.sub.2 O.sub.5, from 13 to 20% by weight of calcium oxide in terms of CaO, from 6 to 13% by weight of strontium oxide in terms of SrO, and from 3 to 15% by weight in total of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, cerium oxide and lanthanum oxide respectively in terms of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ce.sub.2 O.sub.3 and La.sub.2 O.sub.3, a molar ratio of (CaO+SrO)/P.sub.2 O.sub.5 being 0.78-0.86.
Abstract:
A ceramic material for use as artificial bone and dental root is provided which takes the form of a composite sintered body comprising crystalline calcium phosphate grains as a matrix and inorganic whiskers dispersed therein. An intermediate layer containing elements in either one or both of the whiskers and the grains intervenes between the whiskers and the grains. The material has physical toughness and strength as well as biomedical affinity. The material is prepared by mixing calcium phosphate and a whisker-forming material or whiskers and sintering the mixture at a temperature of 800.degree. to 1600.degree. C., followed by slow cooling to allow formation of the intermediate layer.
Abstract:
This invention sets forth an agent for filling bone and tooth defects, for building up bone, for bone-contact layers and for the replacement of bones and the roots of teeth, which contains calcium phosphate apatite having carbonate and alkali portions, all ions being definedly integrated in the crystal lattice; use is optionally made together with additives and/or diluents both tolerated by the body. Furthermore, it sets forth the use of this apatite for filling bone and tooth defects, for building up bone, for bone-contact layers, as a replacement for bones and the roots of teeth and as an implant article consisting completely or partially of this apatite or consisting of a material known for implant articles and being coated completely or partially with a layer of this apatite.
Abstract:
Resin-forming material suitable for medical or dental use comprising tetramethylolmethane tri- or tetracrylate or tetramethylolmethane tri- or tetramethacrylate; and implant material suitable for medical or dental use comprising nitride of at least one member of metal selected from the group consisting of Group IVB, Group VB and Group VIB in the periodic table of elements and boron, aluminum and silicon and having Mohs' scale of hardness of at least 7.
Abstract:
A resin block that can be favorably used for obtaining dental prosthetics through the milling work, containing very little voids, having excellent property for being cut, exhibiting excellent appearance and mechanical strength, and without permitting the formation of defective products. The resin block contains a thermoplastic resin having a fluidizing temperature in a range of 310 to 500° C. and inorganic particles in an amount of 30 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of said thermoplastic resin. The inorganic particles are at least one kind of inorganic oxide particles selected from the group consisting of silica particles, silica composite particles of silica and other metal oxides, titania particles, and titania composite particles of titania and other metal oxides. The resin block has a thick portion of a thickness of at least not less than 5 mm, and does not contain any void whose length is not less than 1.0 mm.
Abstract:
Provided is a dental restorative composition that has good handling properties when in the form of a paste having yet to be cured and that has light diffusion ability and transparency when in the form of a cured product. The dental restorative composition includes a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization initiator, an inorganic filler (C) having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1 μm, an organic-inorganic composite filler (D) having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and less than 10 μm, and an organic-inorganic composite filler (E) having an average particle diameter of 10 to 50 μm. An absolute value of a difference between a refractive index (Cd) of the inorganic filler (C) and a refractive index (Ad) of a polymer of the polymerizable monomer is 0.01 or less, an absolute value of a difference between the refractive index (Ad) and one of a refractive index (Dd) of the organic-inorganic composite filler (D) and a refractive index (Ed) of the organic-inorganic composite filler (E) is 0.01 or less, and an absolute value of a difference between the refractive index (Ad) and the other of the refractive index (Dd) and the refractive index (Ed) is 0.03 or more.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a dental curable composition suitable as a flowable composite resin. The dental curable composition, when in the form of a cured product, has excellent mechanical strength, polishability, and gloss retention, and, when in the form of a paste, has consistency appropriate for discharge through a needle attached to the tip of a syringe and exhibits good formability and handling properties after discharge through the needle. The present invention is a dental curable composition including: a polymerizable monomer (A); irregularly-shaped inorganic particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 0.3 μm and surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having a particular structure; and inorganic ultrafine particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm and surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having a particular structure, the dental curable composition containing 92.5 to 98 weight % of the irregularly-shaped inorganic particles (B) and 2 to 7.5 weight % of the inorganic ultrafine particles (C) relative to the amount of total inorganic particles and having a consistency of 25 to 55.