Abstract: A filler for an .alpha.-cyanoacrylate dental material comprising a silica powder coated with at least one solid catalyst having a weak catalytic activity to the .alpha.-cyanoacrylate. Solid catalysts include amino acids and acid-amide compounds. The dental material is prepared by mixing an .alpha.-cyanoacrylate with the filler. The mixture is applied to the tooth and a setter composition comprising a basic amine compound having a strong catalytic activity to the .alpha.-cyanoacrylate is applied to cure the dental material.