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Corrosion-resistant dental alloy
Assignee: Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp
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Filing: 1978-08-24
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Granted: 1980-10-07
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Expires: 1998-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A corrosion-resistant dental alloy is disclosed which has improved handling characteristics during the filling of a dental cavity. The alloy is a substantially uniform blend of two types of particles having the same chemical components, but differing in morphology and, optionally, in proportions of components. One type of particle is spherical or spheroidal in form and the second type of particle is a randomly-shaped microcrystalline form. Handling characteristics of an amalgam prepared from such alloys can be adjusted to suit the requirements of the user by varying the relative proportions of the two types of particles while still retaining the corrosion resistance of the particles.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Aliotta
- 👤 Louis F. Alcuri, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:27
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/84; A61K6/847; B; B22; B22F; B22F1/00; B22F1/05; B22F1/052
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture for use as a filling for dental cavities after amalgamation with mercury consisting essentially of a substantially uniform mixture of particles of a first dental alloy and a second dental alloy, both of said dental alloys comprising a mixture of silver, tin and copper, said first alloy comprising spherical particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all of said particles fall within a particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said particles having a surface area of about 0.21 m 2 /gm, and said second alloy comprising particles having a mean particle size of between about 20 and 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all said particles fall within a particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said particles having a surface area of from about 0.23 m 2 /gm to 0.26 m 2 /gm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture for use as a filling for dental cavities after amalgamation with mercury consisting essentially of a substantially uniform mixture of particles of a first dental alloy and a second dental alloy, both of said dental alloys comprising a mixture of silver, tin and copper, said first alloy comprising spherical particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all of said particles fall within a particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said particles having a surface area of about 0.21 m 2 /gm, and said second alloy comprising particles having a mean particle size of between about 20 and 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all said particles fall within a particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said particles having a surface area of from about 0.23 m 2 /gm to 0.26 m 2 /gm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture of claim 1 comprising from about 15 to 60 percent by weight of said first alloy and from about 40 to 85 percent by weight of said second alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A dental amalgam comprising a combination of the corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture of claim 1 with mercury.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The dental amalgam of claim 3 comprising from about 0.8 to 1 parts by weight of mercury for each part by weight of said corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second dental alloys comprises a mixture of silver, tin and copper including from about 47 to 70 percent by weight of silver, from about 20 to 32 percent by weight of tin, and from about 7 to 27 percent by weight of copper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy of claim 1 wherein at least about 90% by weight of said particles fall within a particle size range of from about 10 to 52 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
155 words
A corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture for use as a filling for dental cavities after amalgamation with mercury consisting essentially of a substantially uniform mixture of particles of a first dental alloy and a second dental alloy, both of said alloys comprising a mixture of silver, tin and copper, said first dental alloy comprising spherical particles having a mean particle size of between about 20 and 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all of said particles fall within the particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said spherical particles having a surface area of about 0.21 m 2 /gm, and said second alloy comprising randomly shaped particles having a surface area at least about 20 percent greater than the surface area of said spherical particles but less than 0.33 m 2 /gm, said randomly shaped particle having approximately the same particle size distribution as said spherical particles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
155 words
A corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture for use as a filling for dental cavities after amalgamation with mercury consisting essentially of a substantially uniform mixture of particles of a first dental alloy and a second dental alloy, both of said alloys comprising a mixture of silver, tin and copper, said first dental alloy comprising spherical particles having a mean particle size of between about 20 and 26.5 microns, and further having a particle size distribution such that substantially all of said particles fall within the particle size range of from about 1 to 75 microns, said spherical particles having a surface area of about 0.21 m 2 /gm, and said second alloy comprising randomly shaped particles having a surface area at least about 20 percent greater than the surface area of said spherical particles but less than 0.33 m 2 /gm, said randomly shaped particle having approximately the same particle size distribution as said spherical particles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture of claim 7 wherein both of said first and second alloys include from about 42 to 70 percent by weight of silver, from about 20 to 32 percent by weight of tin, and from about 7 to 27 percent by weight of copper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture of claim 7 including from about 15 to 60 percent by weight of said first alloy and from about 40 to 85 percent by weight of said second alloy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The dental alloy mixture of claim 7 wherein said second alloy has a surface area of less than about 0.26 m 2 /gm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy of claim 7 wherein at least about 90% by weight of said particles fall within a particle size range of about 10 to 52 microns.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy mixture of claim 7 wherein said alloy particles of said second alloy have a surface area at least about 30 percent greater than the surface area of spherical particles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The corrosion-resistant dental alloy of claim 7 wherein said alloy particles of said second alloy have a surface area which is about 20-30 percent greater than the surface area of spherical particles but less than about 0.33 m 2 /gm.
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