The invention relates to a curable dental retraction composition comprising alginate and a solvent, with the proviso that essentially no crosslinker in an amount effective to start setting of the curable dental retraction composition is present. The invention also relates to a container containing said composition and to a kit comprising two parts, wherein the first part comprises the curable dental retraction composition of the present invention and the second part comprises a crosslinker being able to start setting of the dental retraction composition.

The invention relates to a curable dental retraction composition comprising alginate and a solvent, with the proviso that essentially no crosslinker in an amount effective to start setting of the curable dental retraction composition is present. The invention also relates to a container containing said composition and to a kit comprising two parts, wherein the first part comprises the curable dental retraction composition of the present invention and the second part comprises a crosslinker being able to start setting of the dental retraction composition.

The invention relates to a dental composition provided as a kit of parts comprising a base paste and an initiator paste, the base paste comprising, a cationically curable pre-polymer comprising a backbone and at least two aziridine moieties, filler, the initiator paste comprising an initiator being able to start the hardening of the polyether pre-polymer, filler, optionally diluent, the base paste or the initiator paste or the base paste and the initiator paste comprising in addition an isosorbide component. The invention also relates to a process of taking an impression of dental tissue.

The invention relates to a dental composition provided as a kit of parts comprising a base paste and an initiator paste, the base paste comprising, a cationically curable pre-polymer comprising a backbone and at least two aziridine moieties, filler, the initiator paste comprising an initiator being able to start the hardening of the polyether pre-polymer, filler, optionally diluent, the base paste or the initiator paste or the base paste and the initiator paste comprising in addition an isosorbide component. The invention also relates to a process of taking an impression of dental tissue.

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium silicate glass or a lithium silicate glass ceramic which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth. The invention also relates to a lithium silicate glass and a lithium silicate glass ceramic which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.

The invention is directed to a process for taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a composition (A) having the consistency (a1), composition (A) comprising curable components, and a catalyst suitable to initiate or catalyze the curing of the curable components, composition (A) being contained in a device, (b) applying a portion (I) of composition (A) with a consistency (a2) into the sulcus of a tooth, (c) applying a portion (II) of composition (A) with a consistency (a1) in contact with composition (A) applied in step (b), (d) removing portion (I) together with portion (II) of composition (A) from the surface of the tooth, consistency (a2) being higher than consistency (a1).

The invention is directed to a process for taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a composition (A) having the consistency (a1), composition (A) comprising curable components, and a catalyst suitable to initiate or catalyze the curing of the curable components, composition (A) being contained in a device, (b) applying a portion (I) of composition (A) with a consistency (a2) into the sulcus of a tooth, (c) applying a portion (II) of composition (A) with a consistency (a1) in contact with composition (A) applied in step (b), (d) removing portion (I) together with portion (II) of composition (A) from the surface of the tooth, consistency (a2) being higher than consistency (a1).

The invention relates to a kit of parts comprising a Base Paste (B) and a Catalyst Paste (C), Base Paste (B) comprising a cationically hardenable component, Catalyst Paste (C) comprising a starter component suitable to contribute to the hardening of the cationically hardenable compound, the composition obtained when combining the compositions of Base Paste (B) and Catalyst Paste (C) comprising in addition a porous water-adsorbing component and water, the porous water-adsorbing component being selected from molecular sieves, zeolites, silica gel and mixtures thereof, wherein either the porous water-adsorbing component is present in Base Paste (B) and the water is present in Catalyst Paste (C), or the water-adsorbing component is present in Catalyst Paste (C) and the water is present in Base Paste (B). The invention also relates to a dental retraction composition obtainable by mixing Base Paste (B) and Catalyst Paste (C) and to a process of taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction using the kit of parts.

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium silicate glass or a lithium silicate glass ceramic which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth.

The invention also relates to a lithium silicate glass and a lithium silicate glass ceramic which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.

The present application is directed to a curable composition and a method for isolating a working area in a patient's mouth. The curable composition can include a borate-crosslinked polysiloxane, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising at least two polymerizable groups, and an initiator.