The present invention provides a dental cement that excels in ease of handling without its powder-to-liquid ratio greatly affecting ease of handling such as kneadability or ease of filling as compared to traditional dental portland cements, and that can provide a hardened material having excellent compressive strength. The present invention relates to a dental cement comprising a powder component and a liquid component, wherein: the powder component comprises a portland cement powder (A), the liquid component comprises water (C), and at least one of the powder component and the liquid component comprises a cationic surfactant (B). Preferably, the liquid component comprises the cationic surfactant (B).

Methods of treating exposed tooth pulp are provided herein, including, e.g., methods of pulp capping comprising administering a combination of growth factor substance and pulp capping material to exposed pulp thereby inducing dentin formation and/or pulp revitalization.

Methods of treating exposed tooth pulp are provided herein, including, e.g., methods of pulp capping comprising administering a combination of growth factor substance and pulp capping material to exposed pulp thereby inducing dentin formation and/or pulp revitalization.

Methods of treating exposed tooth pulp are provided herein, including, e.g., methods of pulp capping comprising administering a combination of growth factor substance and pulp capping material to exposed pulp thereby inducing dentin formation and/or pulp revitalization.

Methods of treating exposed tooth pulp are provided herein, including, e.g., methods of pulp capping comprising administering a combination of growth factor substance and pulp capping material to exposed pulp thereby inducing dentin formation and/or pulp revitalization.

The present invention relates to a rapid-setting hydraulic binder composition and, more specifically, to a hydraulic binder composition, which contains tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and dodecacalcium heptaaluminate (C12A7), and thus is rapidly set, has an easily adjustable setting time, and is bio-friendly.

A cement system for forming an implant comprises a reactive glass ionomer cement (GIC) powder, a polycarboxylic acid or salt, and a filler. The polycarboxylic acid or salt is included to initially provide a paste having a pH less than 7 when the cement system is mixed with water. In one embodiment, the filler is substantially inert when mixed with water and is selected from (CaO)(AI.sub.2O.sub.3)6, (CaO)(AI.sub.2O.sub.3).sub.2, calcium silicate (CaOSiO.sub.2), and mixtures thereof. In another embodiment, the filler is substantially reactive when mixed with water and is selected from (CaO).sub.2(SiO.sub.2), (CaO).sub.3(SiO.sub.2), and mixtures thereof, and the cement system includes an additional acid to maintain the paste at a pH less than 7 for at least one hour after the cement system is mixed with water.

A tricalcium silicate kit includes a first reagent containing tricalcium silicate, and a second reagent containing a salt material and water. The salt material is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, calcium chloride, and a combination thereof. A method for preparing a Portland cement-based dental material using the tricalcium silicate kit is also provided.

A tricalcium silicate kit includes a first reagent containing tricalcium silicate, and a second reagent containing a salt material and water. The salt material is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, calcium chloride, and a combination thereof. A method for preparing a Portland cement-based dental material using the tricalcium silicate kit is also provided.

A dental device is improved in its ability to produce hydroxyl apatite by having a layer of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) deposited thereon. A tile of MTA is prepared, heat treated and sintered to produce a micronized tile of MTA that can then be deposited by physical vapor depositions, hot isostatic pressing, molding or other conventional technique.