Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
Method for forming a substantially non-toxic composite denture of improved physical characteristics comprising: (a) lining a curable acrylate polymer denture base material with a denture liner material comprising a phosphonitrilic fluoroelastomer and an interpenetrating C 1 -C 6 alkyl methacrylate monomer composition curable at a temperature of 100° C. or less under atmospheric pressure; and (b) subjecting the lined denture base material to a temperature of about 100° C. or less at atmospheric pressure to concurrently cure the denture liner material and denture base material and to bond them together to form a composite denture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
Method for forming a substantially non-toxic composite denture of improved physical characteristics comprising: (a) lining a curable acrylate polymer denture base material with a denture liner material comprising a phosphonitrilic fluoroelastomer and an interpenetrating C 1 -C 6 alkyl methacrylate monomer composition curable at a temperature of 100° C. or less under atmospheric pressure; and (b) subjecting the lined denture base material to a temperature of about 100° C. or less at atmospheric pressure to concurrently cure the denture liner material and denture base material and to bond them together to form a composite denture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fluoroelastomer is characterized by a plurality of repeating units of the formula ##STR6## wherein n is 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11, and m is between 10,000 and 50,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the composition includes a glycol ester of dimethacrylic acid as a cross-linking agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the interpenetrating monomer is methyl methacrylate monomer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fluoroelastomer composition includes a free-radical initiator and an acid scavenger for the fluoroelastomer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the glycol is polyethylene glycol, 1,6-hexamethylene glycol, ethylene glycol, or tetraethylene glycol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the free-radical initiator is benzoyl peroxide or lauroyl peroxide, and the acid scavenger is magnesium oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the composition further includes a filler.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the cross-linking agent is ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein an acrylic monomer is applied between the liner material and denture bases material prior to curing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the denture base material is poly(methyl methacrylate) denture base dough.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
10 words
The invention of claim 8 wherein the filler is radiopaque.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The invention of claim 8 wherein the filler is barium sulfate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
9 words
The invention of claim 8 further including a pigment.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the filler comprises particles of a hard acrylic resin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the composition includes a glycol ester of dimethacrylic acid as a cross-linking agent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
10 words
A composite denture produced by the method of claim 1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composite denture of claim 17 wherein the denture base material is a poly(methyl methacrylate) denture base dough.