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Liquid of acrylic copolymer and tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid for setting dental cements

Assignee: GC Corp
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Filing: 1981-05-14
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Granted: 1983-02-22
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Expires: 2001-05-14
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid for setting dental cements is provided, in which an aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic and maleic acids contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid alone or in combination with at least one of tartaric acid, a fluorocomplex salt and a specific organic carboxylic acid. The specific organic carboxylic acid is expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y

Inventors

  • 👤 Kentaro Tomioka
  • 👤 Kazuo Hirota
  • 👤 Hiroaki Muramatsu
  • 👤 Shoji Akahane

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 21:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/884; A61K6/887; A61K6/889

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 40 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid in an amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 40 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid in an amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 51 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 10 to 30% and 0.1 to 5%, respectively, based on the total weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 10 to 30% and 0.1 to 5%, respectively, based on the total weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 144 words
A liquid for settling dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 144 words
A liquid for settling dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 161 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 161 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 44 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and tartaric acid in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 44 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and tartaric acid in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 61 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution on a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and tartaric acid in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 61 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution on a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and tartaric acid in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 146 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid, tartaric acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 146 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid, tartaric acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 163 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid, tartaric acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 163 words
A liquid for setting dental cements in which a 45 to 55% aqueous solution of a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid contains a tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid, tartaric acid and at least one of organic carboxylic acids that are compounds consisting of only a combination of C, H and O, having a structure comprising six or less skeletal carbon atoms to which relative carboxyl groups are bonded directly, as expressed by the general formula: C.sub.m H.sub.n (COOH).sub.x (OH).sub.y wherein m, n, x and y stand for integers on condition that m=1-6, n=0-6, x=(m/2)-6 (m: an even number) or [(m+1)/2]-6 (m: an uneven number), and y=0-1, and having in its skeleton at most one methylene group (--CH 2 --) but neither other groups nor any double bonds that are soluble and easily polymerizable, in a total amount ranging from 10 to 30% based on the total weight, and further contains fluorocomplex salts in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight.

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