Denture Plate Repair, Adhesive, Cushion Or Modification Composition, E.g., Modification Of Denture Base To Improve Fit, Etc. Patents (Class 523/120)
  • Patent number: 6805556
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a silicone rubber with improved adhesive properties; a composite structure in which a base member formed from a synthetic resin or metal is bonded firmly and directly to silicone rubber; a denture in which a biocompatible silicone rubber is firmly bonded to a section of a denture bed that contacts the body; and a method for making the denture. Methyl methacrylate is added to a linear polysiloxane and polymerized in a predetermined molding cavity, and methyl polymethacrylate is formed on at least the surface of the molded silicone rubber. The silicone rubber resulting from this process provides superior adhesive properties. A section of a base member, such as a main unit or an auxiliary member of a product, that is to be bonded with silicone rubber is extended into the predetermined molding cavity. The molding cavity is filled with a linear polysiloxane to which a monomer is added. This results in a composite structure in which silicone rubber is bonded to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kiyomi
  • Publication number: 20040176496
    Abstract: Disclosed is light-curing dental adhesive compositions i) based on the multifunctional prepolymer mixture of 2,2-bis-(4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy)phenyl)propane (“Bis-GMA”) and multifunctional prepolymer formed by substituting hydrogen atoms in hydroxyl group with methacrylate groups in the Bis-GMA molecules; and ii) comprising an adhesive monomer having both a hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity, a hydrophilic monomer, a photoinitiation system and a diluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Dong Keun Han, Kyu Hyun Baek, Sang Soon Park, Kwang Soo Park
  • Patent number: 6787629
    Abstract: A dental resin composition is disclosed, comprising a polycarbonate-modified diphenoxy diacrylate having a monomer structure (I): wherein R is CH3 or H; b is one or zero; A is (CH2)nO; n is an integer from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 5; X is an alkoxy or cycloalkoxy group having from one to six carbon atoms, for example, 2,2-propylene or —CH2—, or —S— or —O—; i is 1 or 0; and wherein M is —(C1-10 alkyl)O—, —(CH2)pO—, or —CH(CH3)CH2O—, m is an integer from 1 to 10, and p is an integer from 1 to 4. Preferably, R is methyl. The composition and described filler material are suitable for use in dental restorations, and provide improved wear resistance and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Weitao Jia, Shuhua Jin
  • Patent number: 6784224
    Abstract: A paste-like polymerizable composition in which two or three pastes are intimately mixed with each other to polymerize, the pastes do not gel and their polymerization curing times being stable, even when the pastes before the polymerization are preserved for a long time, the paste-like polymerizable composition is constructed of a first paste containing (a) a (meth)acrylate having at least one unsaturated double bond, (b) a filler and (c) a pyrimidinetrione derivative; and a second paste containing (a) a (meth)acrylate having at least one unsaturated double bond, (b) a filler, (d) an organic halide and (e) an organometallic compound, or a third paste containing (a) a (meth)acrylate having at least one unsaturated double bond, (b) a filler and (d) an organic halide and a fourth paste containing (a) a (meth)acrylate having at least one unsaturated double bond, (b) a filler and (e) an organometallic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuki Nakayama, Tomohiro Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20040166068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising a safe and effective adhesive amount of denture adhesive component; a safe and effective amount of an antiplaque/antistain agent selected from the group consisting of dimethicone copolyol, silicone surfactant, aminoalkylsilicone, organosiloxane resin, and mixtures thereof; and a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier. The present invention further relates to a method of increasing the antiplaque, antistain, and/or antideposition efficacy or effect in the oral cavity of a denture wearer, in need thereof, by applying the above composition to the oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Mark Ieuan Edwards, Ann Maria Kneipp, Jeanine Leslie Winston
  • Patent number: 6765038
    Abstract: Resin-modified glass ionomer cements contain a polymer having a plurality of acidic repeating units but being substantially free of polymerizable vinyl groups, a polymer having a plurality of acidic repeating units and a plurality of polymerizable vinyl groups, a fluoroaluminosilicate glass, a redox cure system that can initiate dark cure of the vinyl groups, and water. The cements can be used without requiring a preliminary tooth priming or conditioning step and without requiring a curing lamp. The cements offer ease of mixing, convenient viscosity, convenient cure, good flexural strength, good adhesion to dentin and enamel, and high fluoride release, even when cured in thick sections and in the dark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Sumita B. Mitra
  • Publication number: 20040122128
    Abstract: In order to suppress adhesion of oral contamination substances such as protein and oral bacteria causing oral disorders such as ozostomia on a surface of a dental prosthesis, so as to prevent a biofilm such as dental plaque from being formed thereon, the coating material composition for a dental prosthesis comprises 1 to 150 g/l of a copolymer of 2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine and a (meth)acrylate contained in at least one solvent selected from water, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol and acetone, an amount of the 2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine component in the copolymer being 3 to 90% by mole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Nakabayashi, Tatsunosuke Miyano, Tomohiro Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20040077882
    Abstract: Bicyclic cyclopropane derivatives of the general Formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Armin de Meijere, Frank Zeuner, Urs Karl Fischer
  • Patent number: 6713555
    Abstract: Methylene dithiepane silanes according to Formula I in which R1 is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which can be interrupted by one or more oxygen and/or sulphur atoms and can contain one or more ester, carbonyl, amide and/or urethane groups, or is an aromatic or heteroaromatic hydrocarbon radical with 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon radicals being able to be substituted or unsubstituted; R2 has one of the meanings given for R1 or is absent; R3 has one of the meanings given for R1 or is absent; R4 is equal to —(CHR6)n—, —Y—CO—NH—(CHR6)n—, —Y—CO—NH—R5—, —(CHR6)n—S—R5—, —S—R5—, —CO—O—R5— or is absent, with n being equal to 1 to 4, R6 is hydrogen, C1 to C10 alkyl or C6 to C10 aryl, R5 has one of the meanings given for R1 and Y stands for an O or S atom or is absent; with R5 and R6 being abl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Ivoclar AG
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Sabine Stein, Thomas Völkel, Volker Rheinberger
  • Publication number: 20040057909
    Abstract: A dental polymer film is described, which is suitable for coating and sealing tooth surfaces, in particular in the approximal space, and characterised in that it contains polymerisable groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Jorg Zimmermann, Volker Rheinberger, Mario Besek, Ulrich Salz, Urs-Karl Fischer, Patrick Schmidlin
  • Patent number: 6706781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for reducing, inhibiting, and/or preventing, calculus, tartar, plaque, and/or microbes, in the oral cavity, comprising from about 15% to about 70% of an alkyl vinyl ether maleic copolymer or terpolymer denture adhesive component, an effective amount of a quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of cetylpyridinium chloride, domiphen bromide, and mixtures thereof, and a non-aqueous vehicle. A denture wearer in need thereof applies the composition to the oral cavity and/or the denture prosthesis and thereafter secures the denture to the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst, Thinh Nguyen Ha, John E. Barnes, Nivedita Ramji, Ann Maria Kneipp
  • Publication number: 20040048948
    Abstract: An adhesive composition for a denture base relining material which comprises an organic solvent containing no halogen atoms such as ethyl acetate, ethyl formate or acetone, a polymer such as a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate, and a radical polymerizable monomer such as tetramethylolmethane tetramethacrylate; and a curable composition which comprises a radical polymerizable monomer, an organic peroxide such as benzoyl peroxide, a tertiary amine compound such as diethyl-p-toluidine or dipropyl-p-toluidine, and a hydroxycarboxylic acid such as malic acid or citric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Toshio Kawaguchi, Masanao Hashiguchi
  • Publication number: 20040048949
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of constructing, reinforcing or modifying dental structures. The methods of the present invention include contacting a dental structure with dental resin and a triaxial material. In another aspect, the present invention provides dental structures including a triaxial material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: David N. Rudo
  • Publication number: 20040039080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dental material comprising a sulfur-containing unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound having a substituent containing a sulfur atom and at least two (meth)acrylic acid residues through an oxygen atom bonded to a secondary or tertiary carbon atom, specifically, a dental material comprising a polymerizable monomer (A) represented by the following formula (1): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Narimichi Honda, Akifumi Kasagi, Masatoshi Takagi, Atsuo Otsuji, Keisuke Takuma, Takahiro Fujyama
  • Patent number: 6696507
    Abstract: A dental composite material includes a hardenable resin matrix and a filler component. The filler component includes (a) a first plurality of preferably glass particles having an average particle size of from about 1 to about 10 micrometers; (b) a second plurality of preferably glass particles having an average particle size of from about 0.1 to about 1 micrometers; and, (c) a plurality of filler particles having an average particle size of from about 0.01 to about 0.04 micrometers. A method according to the invention includes compacting a dental composite material into a prepared tooth cavity, wherein the material has a packability index above about 300 g/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: John C. Subelka, Steven R. Jefferies, Donald A. Kapperman, Paul D. Hammesfahr, Paul A. Silver
  • Patent number: 6696058
    Abstract: Hydro-activated and/or oxygen activated aqueous, enzymatic, antimicrobials denture adhesive compositions are stabilized against enzymatic action prior to oral application of the adhesive by incorporating a thickener into the adhesive formulation so as to provide the forrmulation with an enzyme immobilizing viscosity which inhibits enzymatic action during processing and in the adhesive package. An illustrative, thickened, enzymatic adhesive with this enhancement contains glucose oxidase, glucose, lactoperoxidase and potassium thiocyanate together with a mixture of polyacrylic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone in an amount to provide the adhesive with a viscosity of at least about 300,000 centipoises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Laclede, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Pellico, Harjinder Kang
  • Publication number: 20040034120
    Abstract: A denture adhesive base composition comprising a multi-carboxylic acid or salt, or mixtures thereof, and ethylene oxide polymer. A denture adhesive composition including this base composition is also provided with other optional adhesive components. Also provided is a method for formulating a novel denture adhesive base composition comprising a multi-carboxylic acid or salt, or mixures thereof, and ethylene oxide polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Rajeshwari Patel, Alan A. Halecky
  • Patent number: 6685923
    Abstract: A dental tooth whitening material sets to a rubber-like or elastomeric consistency. The material includes hydrogen peroxide. A method of whitening teeth employs such a material by placing it into a dental tray, a backing sheet or by placing the material directly onto a tooth. Once the material has set to its solid or semi-solid consistency, the dental tray, if employed, can be left in place or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Peterson, James M. Sherman
  • Patent number: 6677391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous denture adhesive composition comprising a safe and effective adhesive amount of a denture adhesive; a safe and effective amount of an anticalculus agent; and a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier; wherein the anticalculus agent is a material effective in reducing calcium phosphate mineral deposition related to calculus formation. The present invention further relates to a method of delivering an anticalculus agent to the oral cavity and teeth, by applying the above composition to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the dentures to the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst, William Michael Glandorf, Donald James White, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040006154
    Abstract: A dental catalyst for chemical polymerization comprising an acidic compound, an organic peroxide such as cumene hydroperoxide, and aryl borate compound such as sodium tetraphenylborate, but without substantially containing amine compound. This catalyst is chemically highly stable, is easy to handle, is highly active, is less likely to be impaired by polymerization, and does not cause the cured product to be tinted or discolored, and is very useful for the dental restorative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuya Ibaragi, Hideki Kazama, Makoto Oguri
  • Publication number: 20030225183
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermosensitive adhesive composition comprising: a) a first monomer chosen from the group of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates containing in the alkyl group 4 to 10 carbon atoms; b) a second monomer chosen from the group of alkyl acrylates or methacrylates containing in the alkyl group 1 to 3 carbon atoms, acrylamides, methacrylamides and other unsaturated monomers; and c) 1 to 15 mole % of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and/or hydroxyethyl methacrylic acid, which copolymer has a glass transition temperature between 45 and 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Universiteit Utrecht
    Inventors: Cornelis De Putter, Wilhelmus Everhardus Hennink, Wouter Leonardus Joseph Hinrichs
  • Publication number: 20030220416
    Abstract: Novel curable compositions are disclosed which include a water-insoluble antimicrobial agent. The curable compositions are useful in inhibiting the growth of bacteria on the surface of the curable composition, within the curable compositions and in a volume adjacent to the curable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Salim A. Nathoo
    Inventors: R. Eric Montgomery, Salim A. Nathoo
  • Patent number: 6642286
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for soft relining material that can meet the performances required in a soft relining material for denture base, such as a proper softness and fitness between a denture base and an oral mucosa, without using a phthalate-based plasticizer widely used in the conventional art resin composition for soft relining material, which is pointed out to have a possibility for influencing living bodies as an endocrine disruptor. The soft resin composition for denture base is constructed of (a) a (meth)acrylate monomer having at least one unsaturated double bond; (b) an aliphatic acid ester-based plasticizer; (c) a (meth)acrylate polymer or copolymer; and (d) a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuki Nakayama, Tomohiro Kumagai, Toshihiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20030195273
    Abstract: A hardenable medical composition (preferably, dental composition) that includes an ionic redox polymerization system and at least one secondary ionic salt that includes a cation selected from the group consisting of a Group I ion, a Group II ion, an ammonium ion of the formula NR4+wherein each R is H or a (C1-C4)alkyl group, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Sumita B. Mitra, Afshin Falsafi
  • Publication number: 20030187094
    Abstract: A composition including nanoparticles each having an acidic polymerizable siloxane moiety. For example, a hydrolysis stable, self-etching, self-priming dental adhesive composition including 90 to 10 percent by weight of an aqueous phase, and 10 to 90 percent by weight of acidic polymerizable nanoparticles. The acidic polymerizable nanoparticles are obtainable by hydrolysis of a mixture containing one or more hydrolyzable organosilicon compounds wherein (i) at least a portion of the hydrolyzable organosilicon compounds contains one or more polymerizable groups and (ii) at least a portion of the hydrolyzable organosilicon compounds contain one or more acidic moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim E. Klee, Uwe Lehmann, Uwe Walz
  • Publication number: 20030187093
    Abstract: A visible light cationically photopolymerizable composition is provided. This composition includes an expanding monomer and a dioxirane. More specifically, the expanding monomer used in this composition is one or more dioxiranyl tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes. The composition of the present invention may be used as a matrix resin for dental restorative materials. Another embodiment of the present invention is various novel dioxiranyl tetraoxaspiro [5.5]undecanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Curators of the University
    Inventors: Cecil C. Chappelow, Charles S. Pinzino, J. David Eick, Andrew J. Holder, Shin-Shi Chen, Li Jeang
  • Patent number: 6620859
    Abstract: Described are methods of improving cure of polymerizable dental materials by preventing oxygen inhibition; preferred embodiments relate to methods wherein the dental compositions comprises a polymerizable sealant and the barrier material comprises an essential oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Dakota Dental Development, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Warford, II, John H. Warford, III, Edward C. Combe
  • Patent number: 6617374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising mixed salts of an alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer and/or terpolymer with isobutylene wherein the mixed salt contains a cationic salt function comprising at least about 22.5% calcium cations, from about 15% to about 25% of zinc cations, of the total initial carboxyl groups reacted, the mixed salt containing from about 36% to about 50% free acid component. In addition the present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions comprising the above composition and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer. The present invention further relates to a method of increasing the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying the above compositions to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, palate or ridge of the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the denture to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Carole Ann Schumacher, John Roy Whitney, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Robert Hargitt Culbertson
  • Patent number: 6613812
    Abstract: A dental composition is provided comprising (a) a part A comprising fluoroaluminosilicate glass that has been surface treated with agents selected from the group consisting of silane, silanol and combinations thereof, and at least one fatty acid, dimer thereof, or trimer thereof; and (b) a part B comprising at least one polyacid. The composition further comprises resin that can be curable or non-curable and at least one initiator. The composition exhibits adhesion to dentin, and the treated FAS glass contained therein does not settle out with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Hoa T. Bui, Brant U. Kolb, Sumita B. Mitra
  • Patent number: 6599961
    Abstract: An augmented synthetic resin is provided. That resin includes carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymethylmethacrylate matrix. The method of preparing this synthetic resin includes the mixing and disaggregating of the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Pienkowski, Rodney J. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20030134934
    Abstract: A one-pack type dental adhesive composition that does not require a pre-treatment such as an etching treatment and a priming treatment and can surely adhere a dental restoration material to a tooth structure and keep an adhesive effect over a long period of time, comprised of a polymerizable composition containing (a) 1˜5% by weight of a polymerizable monomer containing a phosphoric acid group, (b) 10˜40% by weight of a polymerizable monomer containing a plurality of carboxyl groups in one molecule, or being readily reactive with water to generate a plurality of carboxyl groups in one molecule, (c) 20˜40% by weight of an acid group-free polymerizable monomer or a mixture of two or more acid group-free polymerizable monomers, both having a solubility of water at 25° C. of 25% by weight or less, and (d) 15˜50% by weight of water, with (e) 0.1 ˜5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Akishi Arita
  • Publication number: 20030134933
    Abstract: A two-part self-curing endodontic sealing system comprises a thiourea derivative, such as acetyl thiourea, and a hydroperoxide, such as cumene hydroperoxide. The thiourea derivative is used as a reducing agent and the hydroperoxide is used as an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Shuhua Jin, Weitao Jia
  • Patent number: 6593396
    Abstract: There is provided an adhesion type denture adhesive having superior cleanability, which can be easily removed from a denture base and an oral mucosa for cleansing after the use, while possessing a superior force for stabilizing a denture. The denture adhesive containing a water-soluble polymer as a main ingredient, and containing 0.5 to 60% by weight of an alginate and 0.1 to 20% by weight of calcium sulfate contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Healthtech Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Muramatsu, Toshihiro Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20030108488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: (a) from about 15% to about 70% by weight of the composition of a denture adhesive component; (b) a safe and effective amount of a colorant selected from the group consisting of xanthene dyes, fluorescein dyes, free acids and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof; and (c) a safe and effective amount of a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier. The present invention further relates to a method of reducing, inhibiting and/or preventing, calculus, tartar, plaque, stain, and/or microbes in the oral cavity, by applying the above denture adhesive composition to the oral cavity of a denture wearer in need thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of providing improved antimicrobial effects in the oral cavity by applying the above denture adhesive composition to the oral cavity of a denture wearer in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst, Timothy Sadley Owens, John E. Barnes, Nivedita Ramji
  • Publication number: 20030108489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for reducing, inhibiting, and/or preventing, calculus, tartar, plaque, and/or microbes, in the oral cavity, comprising from about 15% to about 70% of an alkyl vinyl ether maleic copolymer or terpolymer denture adhesive component, an effective amount of a quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of cetylpyridinium chloride, domiphen bromide, and mixtures thereof, and a non-aqueous vehicle. A denture wearer in need thereof applies the composition to the oral cavity and/or the denture prosthesis and thereafter secures the denture to the oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst, Thinh Nguyen Ha, John E. Barnes, Nivedita Ramji, Ann Maria Kneipp
  • Patent number: 6576711
    Abstract: A resin material for denture base that is less in possibility to incorporate air bubbles into a mixed material, exhibits a proper elasticity during the elimination from an oral cavity, not causing deformation, and can impress precisely the state in the oral cavity, is provided. The resin material for denture base is of a two-liquid type, constructed by (a) a methacrylate or acrylate monomer having at least one unsaturated double bond; (b) one or two or more polymers selected from the group consisting of a methacrylate polymer, an acrylate polymer, a methacrylate/acrylate copolymer, a methacrylate/styrene copolymer, and an acrylate/styrene copolymer; and (c) a polymerization initiator, wherein a liquid A comprises the polymer (b), the monomer (a) having a solubility to the polymer (b) of 20% by weight or more, and the polymerization initiator (c); and a liquid B comprises the polymer (b) and the monomer (a) having a solubility to the polymer (b) of less than 20% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Tomohiro Kumagai
  • Patent number: 6566413
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel cyclic siloxane compounds of the following general formula (I): in which: n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 preferably 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; A=H or C1-C15 alk(en)yl, C3-C15 cycloalk(en)yl, C6-C12 aryl, C8-C18 alkaryl, where, in the said radicals, in each case one or more C atoms can be replaced by O, C═O, O(C═O), SiR2 and/or NR, R being an aliphatic radical with 1 to 7 C atoms, in which one or more C atoms can be replaced by O, C═O, and/or O(C═O); B=E or a linear, branched or polycyclic aliphatic- or aromatic-groups-containing hydrocarbon radical which links 2 to 10 of the cyclosiloxane radicals defined above, less B, to one another and contains 2 to 50 C atoms and additionally 0 to 30 other atoms from the group O, N, S, P, Si, Cl, F, Br, I and from which correspondingly 1 to 9, preferably 1 to 4 of the above defined cyclosiloxane radicals, less B, are pending; E=A or a polymerizable group G—Q—L, where o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: 3M ESPE AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Weinmann, Joachim Zech, Oswald Gasser, Rainer Guggenberger, Gunther Eckhardt, Peter Bissinger, Wolfgang Soglowek
  • Patent number: 6566479
    Abstract: In order to provide a relining for prosthesis and a process for the manufacturing thereof with improving the performance of the relining and the application-technical characteristics of the individual components as compared with the state of the art, it is proposed to prepare the relining from a one-component relining adhesive, a two-component relining silicone and optionally a two-component sealing lacquer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Bublewitz, Jens-Peter Reber
  • Patent number: 6558792
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for medical purposes comprising a rubbery elastomeric base and water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, where the adhesive composition includes a substantially homogeneous mixture of 15-60% of one or more rubbery components, 10-60% of a mixture of hydrocolloids that includes a cellulose derivative, amidated pectin, and potato starch, 0-50% of one or more tackifier resins, 0-15% cohesive strengthening agent, 0-10% of a plasticizer and 0-5% pigment. The adhesive shows at least as good properties as state of the art adhesives comprising gelatine with respect to resistance to biological fluids, adhesion to skin, and coherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Rikke Vaabengaard, Danuta Ciok
  • Publication number: 20030082116
    Abstract: An adhesive composition includes a polymerizable adhesive monomer and at least one dual function stabilizer. The stabilizer provides superior stabilization and shelf-life of the composition, and enhances wound healing properties of the monomer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ibraheem Badejo, Anthony Sherbondy, Timothy McAfoos
  • Patent number: 6547563
    Abstract: A method which comprises using silicone rubber as a material for dental tissue conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hosoi, Osamu Iwamoto, Takaaki Imakura
  • Publication number: 20030055124
    Abstract: A dental adhesive composition for bonding dental restoratives to dentin and enamel provides a one-part self-etching, self-priming dental adhesive composition having hydrolysis stable polymerizable acidic adhesive monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim E. Klee, Uwe Walz
  • Patent number: 6534562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tough denture and a method for producing the denture, which includes solid PMMA as a main component, being added to polar elastomer selected from a group of polyacrylate rubber copolymer, methylmethacrylate-alkylacrylate-styrene terpolymer, and fluororubber, and is fabricated in a process of being mixed and injected into a denture mold. A PMMA denture of present invention shows improved safety to living organisms and increased productivity of molding because of excellent mechanical properties and remarkable elution volume decrease after polymerization in comparison with ordinary type dentures of heat-polymerized PMMA. Furthermore, it is possible to widely apply the denture clinically because of good adaptability in oral applications with economical advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: BMG Inc.
    Inventors: Shokyu Gen, Sadami Tsutsumi, Toshio Kita
  • Publication number: 20030050359
    Abstract: This invention discloses a dental adhesive composition comprising (A) a polymerizable monomer comprising an acidic-group containing polymerizable monomer such as 11-methacryloyloxy-1,1-undecane dicarboxylic acid, (B) a mixed filler of a spherical filler substantially consisting of a non-crosslinking polymethyl methacrylate and a spherical filler substantially consisting of a non-crosslinking polyethyl methacrylate; and (C) a polymerization initiator; and a dental adhesive kit comprising the above dental adhesive composition in combination with a dental primer comprising (D) an acidic-group containing polymerizable monomer, (E) an aryl borate, (F) an organosulfinic acid salt and (G) water. The dental adhesive composition exhibits good operability and improved adhesion performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Mikio Kimura, Koji Matsushige, Hideki Kazawa
  • Patent number: 6528555
    Abstract: An adhesive suitable for use in the oral environment is provided. The adhesive comprises a filler, hardenable resin, a hardener, and a colorant, the composition has an initial color prior to exposure to actinic radiation and a final color that is different from the initial color subsequent to the composition being exposed to actinic radiation. The adhesive can be precoated on to orthodontic appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Enrique A. Nikutowski, Darrell S. James
  • Publication number: 20030027887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising mixed salts of an alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer and/or terpolymer with isobutylene wherein the mixed salt contains a cationic salt function comprising at least about 1% strontium cations, from about 1% to about 40% of zinc cations, from 0% to about 2.5% of a cation selected from the group consisting of iron, boron, aluminum, vanadium, chromium, manganese, nickel, copper, yttrium, titanium, and mixtures thereof; from about 36% to about 60% free acid component; and from 0% to about 65% of a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, and mixtures thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions comprising the above composition and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Carole Ann Schumacher, John Roy Whitney, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Edward Dewey Smith
  • Publication number: 20030027888
    Abstract: Biocompatible adhesive protective dressings, and methods of manufacturing and using the same, having properties suitable for use on moist tissues such as gingiva. The dressing may include a flexible sheet, e.g. a metal foil, with an irradiated gamma radiation sensitive adhesive on one surface. The properties of gamma sensitive adhesives are modified by exposure to gamma radiation so as to increase their adhesiveness and volume. The dressing may be applied to human or animal tissue to protect the tissue from the environment, and retain autogenous and other substances at the application site. The dressing may be used at surgical sites or wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Arthur Ashman
  • Patent number: 6509390
    Abstract: The dental alginate impression material comprising a main paste containing an alginate, water and a filler as major components and a setting paste containing calcium sulfate and a liquid component as major components, the both pastes being to be mixed and set, wherein the main paste further contains 0.01 to 15% by weight of one or two or more polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, pullulane, curdlan, xanthane gum, gellan gum, pectin, konjak glucomannan, xyloglucan, guar gum, gum arabic, and locust bean gum, and the setting paste further contains 0.5 to 50% by weight of polybutene, is provided to thereby make the composition superior in preservability, and free from change of viscosity of the main paste with time, from liquid separation and deterioration of the setting paste, and from a delay in setting time due to the preservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Watanabe, Hiroshi Kamohara
  • Patent number: 6506815
    Abstract: A resin composition for denture is provided, which does not require operations for weighing, and mixing during the use; is free from involving of air bubbles; and when used for preparation of a denture base, is free from a reduction in physical properties and staining or discoloration with a lapse of time. Further, a completed denture has a high elastic energy value, is superior in impact resistance, and when applied with an impact or a stress as in the case of dropping, is not readily broken. The resin composition for denture base is in a one-paste state and is constructed by (a) a polymerizable monomer and/or oligomer having a modulus of elasticity at polymerization of 0.25 to 3.00 GPa, (b) an organic filler and/or an organic-inorganic composite filler having a modulus of elasticity of 0.25 to 3.00 GPa, and (c) a polymerization initiator made of a heat polymerization type polymerization initiator and/or a photopolymerization type polymerization initiator, and optionally, (d) an inorganic filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Shinozaki, Tomohiro Kumagai
  • Patent number: 6500406
    Abstract: A non-self-supporting denture care composition comprises polybutene with a molecular weight of about 300 to about 3000 and a denture care active. The denture care composition may further comprise a denture care carrier. Kits comprising polybutene, a container and instructions for use or an applicator for applying the composition directly to the denture surface are also disclosed. The polybutene composition of the kits can further comprise a denture care active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jayanth Rajaiah, Lisa Catron Ernst, Ann Maria Case, Thinh Nguyen Ha, William Michael Glandorf, Christopher Robert Mayer