A non-cellular root canal filler comprises a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt, and a dental tissue regeneration promotion kit comprises a pretreatment agent comprising a serine protease, and the non-cellular root canal filler.

A non-cellular root canal filler comprises a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt, and a dental tissue regeneration promotion kit comprises a pretreatment agent comprising a serine protease, and the non-cellular root canal filler.

An odontoblast proliferation/differentiation promoting agent contains a calcium salt of 4-(meth)acryloyloxyethyltrimellitic acid.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II:

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wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II.

Provided herein are compositions and kits including trichloroacetic acid, and methods of using the same for debridement during endodontic treatment.

Provided herein are compositions and kits including trichloroacetic acid, and methods of using the same for debridement during endodontic treatment.

A gutta-percha-silver composite with determined weight percentage and particle size, is provided. The composite exhibits electro-conductivity greater than the standard gutta-percha composites. The new material simplifies root canal treatments, shortens the times both for clinician and patients, and reduces the exposure to patients from X-rays. The material is not only electro-conductive; it is anti-bacterial, which improves the outcomes of the procedures. Also, it has improved thermal conductivity, and mechanical properties.

A gutta-percha-silver composite with determined weight percentage and particle size, is provided. The composite exhibits electro-conductivity greater than the standard gutta-percha composites. The new material simplifies root canal treatments, shortens the times both for clinician and patients, and reduces the exposure to patients from X-rays. The material is not only electro-conductive; it is anti-bacterial, which improves the outcomes of the procedures. Also, it has improved thermal conductivity, and mechanical properties.

The present invention is related to a dental composition comprising: (a) at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; (b) a radical initiator system comprising (i) a photosensitizer having an absorption maximum ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm; (ii) a coinitiator; and (iii) a compound of the following formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are bonded are linked by a double bond; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are bonded are linked by a double bond; L represents a single bond or a group —CRH—, wherein R may be a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group; n and m, independently are integers of 1 to 6.

The present invention is related to a dental composition comprising: (a) at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; (b) a radical initiator system comprising (i) a photosensitizer having an absorption maximum ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm; (ii) a coinitiator; and (iii) a compound of the following formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are bonded are linked by a double bond; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are bonded are linked by a double bond; L represents a single bond or a group —CRH—, wherein R may be a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group; n and m, independently are integers of 1 to 6.