US4029632A
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Prosthetic dental appliance
Assignee: Kulzer GmbH
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Filing: 1975-02-03
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Granted: 1977-06-14
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Expires: 1995-02-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides prosthetic dental appliances which contain at least one outer surface portion which includes an outer surface of the appliance which is adapted to be polished and which is highly abrasion resistant. Said shaped body portion is a hardened matrix material containing amorphous silicic acid filler particles of a maximum particle size of about 0.07 micrometer. Preferably, at least 30% of the body portion comprises the filler particles. The polymeric matrix is preferably a hardened organic resin. The invention also includes the hardenable material comprising a hardenable matrix having filler paticles dispersed therein which is used to produce the hardened prosthetic dental appliances.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert Gross
- 👤 Roland Schaefer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C13/00; A61C13/08; A61C13/09; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/884; A61K6/887; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/34; C08K3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
Prosthetic dental appliance comprising a shaped body portion having at least one outer surface portion having an outer surface which is adapted to be polished and which is highly resistant to abrasion, at least said outer surface portion adjacent to said outer surface comprising a hardened binder resin selected from the group consisting of methacrylate resins and acrylic acid ester resins containing between about 30% and 80% by weight of said outer surface portion of amorphous silicic acid filler particles of a maximum particle size of about 0.07 micrometer, said amorphous silicic acid being selected from the group consisting of precipitated silicic acid, and silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
Prosthetic dental appliance comprising a shaped body portion having at least one outer surface portion having an outer surface which is adapted to be polished and which is highly resistant to abrasion, at least said outer surface portion adjacent to said outer surface comprising a hardened binder resin selected from the group consisting of methacrylate resins and acrylic acid ester resins containing between about 30% and 80% by weight of said outer surface portion of amorphous silicic acid filler particles of a maximum particle size of about 0.07 micrometer, said amorphous silicic acid being selected from the group consisting of precipitated silicic acid, and silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The appliance of claim 1 wherein said hardened resin is a hardened methacrylate resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The appliance of claim 2 wherein said methacrylate resin is formed by the catalytic polymerization of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of bis-[4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy)-phenyl] -dimethylmethane; and 2,2-bis-[p-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-phenyl]-propane-dimethacrylate; which may optionally also include admixed therewith triethyleneglycoldimethacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The appliance of claim 3 wherein at least half of the filler particles are of a size between about 0.03 and 0.05 micrometer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The appliance of claim 4 wherein said filler particles comprise between about 50% and 70% of said outer surface portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The appliance of claim 1 wherein at least half of the filler particles are of a size between about 0.03 and 0.05 micrometer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The appliance of claim 1 wherein said filler particles comprise between about 50% and 70% of said outer surface portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The appliance of claim 6 wherein said hardened polymeric matrix contains filler particles which have been treated with an organic silane to improve adhesion of said filler particles to said polymeric matric.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The appliance of claim 8 wherein said organic silane is trimethoxy-(3-methacryloyloxy-propyl)-silane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The appliance of claim 5 wherein said hardened polymeric matrix contains filler particles which have been treated with an organic silane to improve adhesion of said filler particles to said polymeric matrix
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The appliance of claim 10 wherein said organic silane is trimethoxy-(3-methacryloyloxy-propyl)-silane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The appliance of claim 1 wherein said hardened polymeric matrix also contains small glass filler particles in an amount up to 25% by weight of the total filler particles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The appliance of claim 1 wherein said shaped body contains a core and wherein said outer surface portion comprises a hardened shell surrounding at least a portion of said core.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
10 words
The appliance of claim 13 which is a prosthetic tooth.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The appliance of claim 1 which is a prosthetic dental cap.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
87 words
A hardenable material which when hardened is useful as a dental filling material and for the preparation of other prosthetic dental appliances comprising a polymerizable matrix selected from the group consisting of methylacrylates and acrylic acid esters having dispersed therein amorphous silicic acid particles of a maximum particle size of about 0.07 micrometer in an amount between about 30% and 80% by weight of said material, said amorphous silicic acid being selected from the group consisting of precipitated silicic acid, and silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
87 words
A hardenable material which when hardened is useful as a dental filling material and for the preparation of other prosthetic dental appliances comprising a polymerizable matrix selected from the group consisting of methylacrylates and acrylic acid esters having dispersed therein amorphous silicic acid particles of a maximum particle size of about 0.07 micrometer in an amount between about 30% and 80% by weight of said material, said amorphous silicic acid being selected from the group consisting of precipitated silicic acid, and silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The material of claim 16 wherein at least half of said amorphous silicic acid particles are of a particle size between about 0.03 and 0.05 micrometer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The material of claim 17 wherein said filler particles comprise between about 50% and 70% of said material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 19 wherein said pdymerizable matrix is a polymerizable methacrylate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The material of claim 19 wherein said polymerizable material is at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of bis-[4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy)-phenyl]-dimethylmethane; and 2,2-bis-[p-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-phenyl]-propane-dimethacrylate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The material of claim 20 wherein said material contains filler particles treated with an organic silane to improve adhesion of said filler particles to said polymeric matrix.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 21 wherein said organic silane is trimethoxy-(3-methacryloyloxy-propyl)-silane.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The material of claim 21 which also contains a catalyst which will cause polymerization when the material is heated.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
The material of claim 23 wherein said polymerizable organic matrix also contains dispersed therein small glass filler particles in an amount up to about 25% by weight of the total filler particles.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 24 wherein said polymerizable matrix contains triethyleneglycoldimethacrylate.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 20 wherein said polymerizable matrix contains triethylenglycoldimethacrylate.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The material of claim 16 wherein said amorphous silicic acid is silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
14 words
The material of claim 16 wherein said amorphous silicic acid is precipitated silicic acid.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
17 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said amorphous silicic acid is silicic acid produced by flame hydrolysis.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
14 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said amorphous silicic acid is precipitated silicic acid.
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