The invention consists of a rapidly crosslinkable, two-component silicone elastomer together with a specially designed tray that serves as a form for the silicone resin and forms an integral portion of a dental appliance.

Provided is an implantable composite which includes a plurality of resorbable ceramic particles with or without a biodegradable polymer. The resorbable ceramic particles can be granules including carbonated hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate in a ratio of 5:95 to 70:30. Some resorbable ceramic particles are granules, which include carbonated hydroxyapatite and β tricalcium phosphate in a ratio of 5:95 to 70:30. The resorbable ceramic particles have a particle size from about 0.4 to about 3.5 mm. The implantable composite is configured to tit at or near a bone defect as an autograft extender to promote bone growth. Methods of using the implantable composite are also provided.

A composition comprising microcapsules functionalized with polymerizable functional groups on the surface of said microcapsules wherein the functional groups form covalent bonds with monomers in the continuous phase to enhance the mechanical properties of the composition.

An aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising (A) a reactive particulate glass, (B) a water-soluble polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, (C) a water-soluble, hydrolysis-stable monomer having a single polymerizable double bond and optionally a carboxylic acid group or hydroxyl group; (D) a water-soluble, hydrolysis-stable polymerizable crosslinker having at least two polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds; and (E) a polymerization initiator system.

Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD) proteins and enamel matrix proteins are widely used in clinical dentistry because of their ability to promote regeneration of soft and hard tissues and to reduce inflammation and infections. The present invention relates to the surprising finding that a pharmaceutical, dental and/or cosmetic formulation, which comprises purified Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD) proteins and/or enamel matrix proteins and sterilized Propylene Glycol Alginate (PGA), wherein the sterilized PGA is obtained from non-sterilized PGA having a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.wo) of between 250-500 kDa, is more stable over time, especially, the pH is more stable over time.

The present invention provides a dental adhesive kit including a bonding material that has a good state stability, that has a good balance between photocurability for LED light irradiation and stability to ambient light, and that is capable of exhibiting high bond strengths to both enamel and dentin with small variability even when subjected to photocuring with a high-power LED irradiation device. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive kit including a primer and a bonding material. The primer includes an acid group-containing monomer, a hydrophilic monomer, and water, and the bonding material includes a hydrophilic monomer (B-1), an aromatic bifunctional monomer (B-2), an aliphatic bifunctional monomer (B-3), α-diketone (B-4), (bis)acylphosphine oxide (B-5), and a benzotriazole compound (B-6) as defined in the description. The content of (B-4) is 0.6 to 2 parts by weight per part by weight of (B-5), and the content of (B-6) is 0.01 to 3 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (B-3).

The present invention provides a dental polymerizable composition that requires less discharging force, is easily formable, has low polymerization shrinkage stress during curing, and exhibits high stain resistance and surface gloss when cured. The present invention relates to a dental polymerizable composition including a (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A), a polymerizable monomer (B), and a polymerization initiator (C). The (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A) consists of a (meth)acrylic polymer block (a) having a curable functional group and a (meth)acrylic polymer block (b) having no curable functional group. The curable functional group has a partial structure represented by the following general formula (1):

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The present invention provides a dental polymerizable composition that requires less discharging force, is easily formable, has low polymerization shrinkage stress during curing, and exhibits high stain resistance and surface gloss when cured. The present invention relates to a dental polymerizable composition including a (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A), a polymerizable monomer (B), and a polymerization initiator (C). The (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A) consists of a (meth)acrylic polymer block (a) having a curable functional group and a (meth)acrylic polymer block (b) having no curable functional group. The curable functional group has a partial structure represented by the following general formula (1):

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Metallic dental prostheses made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys wherein the dental prosthesis has an elastic strain limit of around 1.2% or more and methods of making such metallic dental prostheses are provided.

β-Ketophosphonic acid according to general formula I: ##STR00001##
in which A=an aliphatic C.sub.1-C.sub.18 radical which can be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —CO—O— or —O—CO—C—; n=1, 2, 3 or 4; m=1 or 2; X=absent or a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 radical which can be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —CO—C—, —O—CO—NH— or —CO—NR.sup.1—, wherein R.sup.1 is H or C.sub.1-C.sub.7-alkyl; and PG=a group which can undergo free radical polymerization. The β-ketophosphonic acids are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental materials.