Abstract:
The present invention relates to dental, light-curable, one-component composite compositions comprising (A) monomers, (B) fillers, and (C) initiators, the viscosity η20 of which at 20° C. is greater than 400 Pa*s, preferably greater than 800 Pa*s and more preferably greater than 1200 Pa*s, and the viscosity η50 of which at 50° C. is less than 150 Pa*s, preferably less than 120 Pa*s and more preferably less than 90 Pa*s, and wherein the quotient η50/η20 of the viscosity of the composite composition at 50° C. and the viscosity of the composite composition at 20° C. is less than 0.125, preferably less than 0.1. The invention is preferably directed to dental composite compositions selected from the group consisting of dental filling materials, lining materials, luting materials and fissure sealants.
Abstract:
In order to develop mixing and application capsules known from the prior art, so that limitations regarding the dental preparations that can be obtained are overcome, a mixing capsule (22) for producing a dental preparation is proposed in which the mixing capsule (22) has: a capsule body (1) having a mixing chamber for receiving a mixing component and for mixing the dental preparation from the mixing component, a first fluid and a second fluid and having an outlet opening (4) for expelling the dental preparation, a first cavity for receiving the first fluid, a first piston body (2) which delimits the mixing chamber in the capsule body (1) and which has a first passageway for guiding the first fluid from the first cavity into the mixing chamber, a second cavity for receiving the second fluid and a second piston body (2) which delimits the mixing chamber in the capsule body (1) and which has a second passageway for guiding the second fluid from the second cavity into the mixing chamber.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing dental milling blanks, wherein inorganic filler powders are in a first step surface-coated with a silane and wherein in a second step a polymerizable composition is adsorbed on the silanized surface. Subsequent compression and polymerization affords a homogeneous milling blank having very good mechanical properties.
Abstract:
The present invention relates in particular to the storage of dental material in a device (10, 10′) and the application of the dental material (20) from such a device (10,10′), and a method for treating dental material (20). In order to provide a solution that allows the simple and practical handling of a dental material (20) in the sense of storage, application and/or treatment thereof, inter alia, a device (10, 10′) for storage and application (20) comprising a cavity (12) for storage of the dental material (20) and a wall (14) surrounding the cavity (12) is proposed, wherein the wall (14) in at least a first temperature range is impermeable to radiation of at least a first wavelength or a first wavelength range in the range of 100 nm to 500 nm, wherein the wall (14) comprises at least one area that at least in a second temperature range is permeable to radiation of at least a second wavelength or a second wavelength range in the range of 600 nm to 50,000 nm.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a storage and mixing device for producing a dental preparation comprising two, three or more mixing components, wherein the storage and mixing device has an individual chamber or two or more chambers which are separated from each other in a storage condition and which contain the mixing components, and an actuator moveable from a storage position for maintaining the storage condition of the storage and mixing device into a reaction position for bringing the mixing components together. In accordance with the invention it is proposed that a first and a second mixing component and optionally one or more further mixing components are already accommodated in the individual chamber or a first chamber of the plurality of chambers when the actuator is still in the storage position.
Abstract:
A method for infiltration and/or sealing of hard tooth tissue and for detection of caries in the infiltrated region or under the seal by means of fluorescence, is described. The method includes applying a composition comprising a filler system consisting of or comprising inorganic filler particles surface-modified by means of organic structural elements, wherein the organic structural elements can be reacted with an organic binder system to form covalent bonds, wherein the filler particles of the composition have an average particle size in the range between 1 nm and 150 nm, and an organic binder system comprising one or more polymerizable monomers, wherein the filler system is dispersed in the organic binder system (b). The infiltrated or sealed surface of the hard tooth tissue is then irradiated with excitation radiation which causes emission of fluorescence radiation. The fluorescence radiation data is recorded and used to detect curies.