A dental self-adhesive resin cement is provided comprising a two-component system. A first catalyst component includes one or more acidic monomers. A second base component includes one or more basic fillers. The mixture of the first and second components is polymerizable and has an initial pH that is acidic immediately after mixing and a pH of at least about pH 8 after polymerization.

A dental self-adhesive resin cement is provided comprising a two-component system. A first catalyst component includes one or more acidic monomers. A second base component includes one or more basic fillers. The mixture of the first and second components is polymerizable and has an initial pH that is acidic immediately after mixing and a pH of at least about pH 8 after polymerization.

A dental composition comprising: a) about 1 to about 80% by weight of particulate material including: (i) calcium silicate, calcium aluminate, tetracalcium aluminoferrite, calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, silica, alumina, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, or mixtures thereof; and b) about 1 to about 50% by weight liquid carrier including: (i) water-soluble polymer, (ii) surfactant, the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, and sarcosinates, and mixtures thereof; and (iii) water; wherein the particulate and liquid carrier being mixed together to form a hydrate gel material that can harden.

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.

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.

The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising a reactive particulate glass, a water-soluble, polymerizable polymer which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, a hydrolysis-stable, water-soluble monomer having a single polymerizable double bond and optionally a carboxylic acid group or hydroxyl group; and a polymerization initiator system, wherein the polymerizable polymer is obtainable by a process comprising a step of polymerizing a mixture comprising a first polymerizable monomer comprising at least one optionally protected carboxylic acid group and a first polymerizable organic moiety, and optionally a second copolymerizable monomer comprising one or more optionally protected primary and/or secondary hydroxyl and/or amino group(s) and a second polymerizable organic moiety, for obtaining an water-soluble polymer; a step of coupling to the water-soluble polymer a compound having a olymerizable moiety and a functional group reactive with an optionally protected carboxylic acid group of repeating units derived from the first polymerizable monomer or an optionally protected hydroxyl and/or amino group of repeating units derived from the second copolymerizable monomer in the water-soluble polymer obtained in step a), wherein the optionally protected carboxylic acid group and the optionally protected hydroxyl and/or amine group are deprotected, so that polymerizable pendant groups are linked to the backbone by ester groups, urethane groups and/or amide groups, and, optionally, a step of deprotecting the protected carboxylic acid group for obtaining a polymerizable polymer.

The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising a reactive particulate glass, a water-soluble, polymerizable polymer which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, a hydrolysis-stable, water-soluble monomer having a single polymerizable double bond and optionally a carboxylic acid group or hydroxyl group; and a polymerization initiator system, wherein the polymerizable polymer is obtainable by a process comprising a step of polymerizing a mixture comprising a first polymerizable monomer comprising at least one optionally protected carboxylic acid group and a first polymerizable organic moiety, and optionally a second copolymerizable monomer comprising one or more optionally protected primary and/or secondary hydroxyl and/or amino group(s) and a second polymerizable organic moiety, for obtaining an water-soluble polymer; a step of coupling to the water-soluble polymer a compound having a olymerizable moiety and a functional group reactive with an optionally protected carboxylic acid group of repeating units derived from the first polymerizable monomer or an optionally protected hydroxyl and/or amino group of repeating units derived from the second copolymerizable monomer in the water-soluble polymer obtained in step a), wherein the optionally protected carboxylic acid group and the optionally protected hydroxyl and/or amine group are deprotected, so that polymerizable pendant groups are linked to the backbone by ester groups, urethane groups and/or amide groups, and, optionally, a step of deprotecting the protected carboxylic acid group for obtaining a polymerizable polymer.

To provide a two-paste type sealer composition for root canal filling consisting of a first paste containing a polymer (a) of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer in which a portion or the entirety of the acidic group in a molecule forms a salt with an alkaline metal, a non-acid reactive powder (b) and water (c), wherein the pH of the first paste is in the range from 3.5 to 5.5, and a second paste containing an acid reactive inorganic powder (d), water (c) and a thickener (e), wherein, a cured product of a kneaded material of the first paste and the second paste comprises 3 to 20 part by weight of the polymer (a), 15 to 60 part by weight of the water (c), and 30 to 70 part by weight of the acid reactive inorganic powder (d).

To provide a sealer composition for root canal filling consisting of a liquid material containing a polymer (a) of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer in which a portion or the entirety of the acidic group in a molecule forms a salt with an alkaline metal and water (b), wherein the pH of the liquid material is in the range from 3.5 to 5.5, and a powder material containing an acid reactive inorganic powder (c), wherein, a cured product of a kneaded material of the liquid material and the powder material comprises 3 to 20 part by weight of the polymer (a), 10 to 60 part by weight of the water (b), and 30 to 85 part by weight of the acid reactive inorganic powder (c).

To provide an organic-inorganic composite filler containing; a polymerizable monomer (a) having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH group, —NH— group, and —NH.sub.2 group, a polymerizable monomer (b) having no functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH group, —NH— group, and —NH.sub.2 group, a polymerization initiator (c), an inorganic filler (d), and a silane compound (e) which generates —OH group by hydrolysis.