Abstract:
In a tooth cleaning system having a flexible protective shield, and a nozzle having an end portion extending into the shield. The shield is connected to a source of vacuum and has an inner wall having an inner wall perimeter. The nozzle is connected to a fluid source. The fluid from the fluid source travels directly from the nozzle to less than half of the area enclosed by the perimeter. The improvement includes pivotally supporting the nozzle whereby the nozzle is readily repositioned to positions angularly offset from the central axis of the shield directing fluid from the nozzle to the entire tooth surface and enclosed by the perimeter. The perimeter forms a fluid tight seal with the tooth outer surface. The invention provides a method of cleaning teeth including providing a flexible plastic shield having a nozzle channel therethrough and a rigid nozzle extending through said nozzle channel. The flexible protective shield is positioned against a tooth surface and the pressure within the chamber formed by the flexible protective shield and the tooth surface is reduced to a pressure below atmospheric pressure. Cleaning the entire tooth surface area by bending the nozzle channel and maintaining a fluid tight seal at the perimeter of the protective shield.
Abstract:
Liquid crystalline (meth)acrylates of the invention include at least three rigid rod-like moieties. One of these moieties is comprised between the (meth)acrylate rests and further two moieties are bonded as side chains. The liquid crystalline (meth)acrylates polymerizable using redox initiators and/or photo intiators. The (meth)acrylates of the invention polymerize quantitative and with very low volume shrinkage of less than 2.5 percent. The invention provides a polymerizable compound within the scope of general formula (I). These compounds are used in dental compositions and methods of use thereof.
Abstract:
Improved two component polymerizable polyorganosiloxane compositions are described, particularly for use in making dental impressions, having improved tear strength and wettability. Improved tear strength results from inclusion of a quadri-functional polysiloxane having a vinyl content of 0.16 to 0.24 m-mole/g. Working time is maintained by including sufficient amounts of a retarder composition that delays onset of the vinyl polymerization. Wettability is improved by including a surfactant resulting in a surface contact angle with water at three minutes of less than 50 DEG C. The surfactant chosen has an HLB of 8-11, such that the wetting contact angle is achieved within less than two minutes and remains wetting throughout the working time of the impression taking, substantially improving impression quality.
Abstract:
An esterified macromonomer within the scope of general formula (I), wherein Z is an organic moiety, R1 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, oxyalkyl having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkenyl having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms or aralkyl having from 7 to 12 carbon atoms, each E independently is a hydroxil group, an organic ester moiety or an inorganic ester containing moiety and at least one E is an ester containing moiety, n and m each independently is an integer from 2 to 12. The esterified macromonomer is obtainable by esterification of at least a portion of the -OH groups of a macromonomer having at least one terminal double bond with at least one derivative of an inorganic or organic acid which introduces pendant groups exhibiting at least one acid moiety selected from the group consisting of -COOH, -PO3H2, -SO3H, -BO2H or salts thereof. The number of the acid moieties is chosen such that a polymer obtained by polymerizing those monomers has an adhesive strength to dentine of at least 2 MPa.
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 separtely acid etching dentin or enamel. Compositions are useful as dental luting cements, liners, pit and fissure sealants, bases and restoratives.