Photo-curable compositions for artificial teeth and denture base and a method for manufacturing denture by a three-dimensional printing system are provided. The compositions include photo-curable organic compounds, surface modified nano-sized inorganic filler, photo-initiator, colorant, and stabilizer. The composition is in a viscous liquid state having 1,000-5,200 cps at room temperature and has a low viscosity of 50-500 cps at 70 C. The composition also has an excellent curing rate for three-dimensional printing. Using the compositions, denture having a distinctive denture base and a set of artificial teeth can be manufactured via an inkjet type or digital light process type three-dimensional printing according to Computer Aided Design (CAD) data.

A dental adhesive comprises at least one polymerizable monomer, a polymerization initiator, and thermo-expandable particles comprising a shell encapsulating an expansion agent, the dental adhesive being characterized in that the shells of the thermo-expandable particles are made of a copolymer of acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate.

A method of removing a dental adhesive may comprise locating the position of the dental adhesive, directing radiant energy into the dental adhesive causing the dental adhesive to weaken a bond formed with the dental adhesive, and breaking the bond by applying a suitable force to overcome the weakened bond. A dental adhesive may comprise a polymer and a dye or pigment. The dental adhesive may be formulated to cure to form a bond that is weakened in response to the dye or pigment absorbing radiant energy subsequent to curing.

The present invention provides a paste-like dental glass composition having good ease of handling due to a reduction in paste runniness while enabling accurate shade adjustments with no discoloration to hues such as black or grey after firing. The present invention relates to a paste-like dental glass composition comprising a glass powder (A), and an organic solvent (B) having two or less hydroxyl groups within the molecule and a viscosity at 20 C. of 2,500 mPa.Math.s or less, and being essentially free of an organic compound having three or more hydroxyl groups within the molecule.

The present invention provides a paste-like dental glass composition having good ease of handling due to a reduction in paste runniness while enabling accurate shade adjustments with no discoloration to hues such as black or grey after firing. The present invention relates to a paste-like dental glass composition comprising a glass powder (A), and an organic solvent (B) having two or less hydroxyl groups within the molecule and a viscosity at 20 C. of 2,500 mPa.Math.s or less, and being essentially free of an organic compound having three or more hydroxyl groups within the molecule.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dental composition that exhibits small polymerization shrinkage stress, and provides excellent mechanical strength. The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more, a monomer (B), and a polymerization initiator (C), wherein the compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more has a glass transition region including a temperature range of 20 to 40 C., and the monomer (B) excludes the compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more. The compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more has a weight-average molecular weight of preferably less than 50,000.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dental composition that exhibits small polymerization shrinkage stress, and provides excellent mechanical strength. The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more, a monomer (B), and a polymerization initiator (C), wherein the compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more has a glass transition region including a temperature range of 20 to 40 C., and the monomer (B) excludes the compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more. The compound (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more has a weight-average molecular weight of preferably less than 50,000.

Provided herein is a curable silicone composition that has high optical transparency after being cured and that is in a putty form to be hand-mixable. A curable silicone composition contains: a specific organopolysiloxane as a component (1); a specific organohydrogenpolysiloxane as a component (2); a filler as a component (3); and a catalyst as a component (4). The difference between the refractive index of one of the components (1) to (3) that has the highest refractive index and the refractive index of one of the components (1) to (3) that has the lowest refractive index is 0.1000 or less. The complex viscosity of any of constituent compositions of the curable silicon composition before the curable silicone composition is cured is 10 Pa.Math.s to 100000 Pa.Math.s, as measured under predetermined measurement condition.

An aspect of the present invention relates to a dental cement that includes a first agent including an organic peroxide and a (meth)acrylate; and a second agent including a thiourea derivative, an ascorbate, a vanadium compound, and a (meth)acrylate, where the first agent and the second agent each have a water content that is less than or equal to 1 mass %.

The invention relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit comprising a Paste A and a Paste B, Paste A comprising water, acid-reactive inorganic filler A, non acid-reactive filler B1, sugar alcohol with 6 hydroxyl moieties, Paste B comprising water, polyacid, non acid-reactive filler B2, the sugar alcohol being present in an amount of not more than 2 wt. % and the water being present in an amount of not more than 15 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the whole composition obtained when mixing Paste A and Paste B. The invention also relates to a hardened glass ionomer composition for dental use obtained by mixing Paste A and Paste B of the kit of parts.