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.

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.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of utilizing a non-metallic composition to repair or seal hard dental tissue, wherein the non-metallic compositions harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent fixtures. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensor properties, i.e., the taste or smell, of the composition, and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or odor. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of utilizing a non-metallic composition to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue, wherein the non-metallic compositions harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent fixtures. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e., the taste or smell, of the composition, and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or odor. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque.

Abstract: Compositions for conditioning a tooth surface prior to the application of a dental materials which will desirably form a substantially permanent bond with the conditioned tooth surface are provided, wherein the conditioning compositions contains a flavorant such as a water-based flavorant, an oil-based flavorant, a solid (e.g., powder) flavorant, or a non-oil-based flavorant, as well as methods of using the conditioning composition to prepare a tooth surface, e.g., for the application of a free-radically polymerizable dental material.

Abstract: Compositions for conditioning a tooth surface prior to the application of a dental materials which will desirably form a substantially permanent bond with the conditioned tooth surface are provided. The conditioning compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the conditioning composition and that desirably imparts a more pleasing taste and/or odor. Also provided are methods of using the conditioning composition to prepare a tooth surface for the application of a free radically polymerizable dental material and for treating a tooth by forming a substantially permanent bond with a free radically polymerizable dental material.

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.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the moutn to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, e.g., taste, smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque.

Abstract: Compositions for conditioning a tooth surface prior to the application of a dental material which will desirably form a substantially permanent bond with the conditioned tooth surface are provided. The conditioning compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e., the taste, a smell, of the conditioning composition and that desirably imparts a more pleasing taste and/or odor.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

Abstract: The present invention is an endodontic sealer paste and an endodontic core material for root canal filling, retrofilling, and perforation repair. The endodontic sealer paste contains a dry poly(carboxylic acid), zinc oxide, and an aliphatic acid. The endodontic core material contains a pliant polymer, a dry poly(carboxylic acid), and zinc oxide.

Abstract: The present invention is an endodontic sealer paste and an endodontic core material for root canal filling, retrofilling, and perforation repair. The endodontic sealer paste contains a dry poly(carboxylic acid), zinc oxide, and an aliphatic acid. The endodontic core material contains a pliant polymer, a dry poly(carboxylic acid), and zinc oxide.

Abstract: Dental cement comprising (a) calcium or zinc oxide or hydroxide, (b) a substituted aromatic compound capable of forming a cement with (a), the calcium or zinc oxide or hydroxide of (a) being in stoichiometric excess over (b), and (c) dry poly(carboxylic acid), or a precursor thereof, or dry cation-crosslinkable polymeric acid containing on average 1 phosphonic acid group per 1 to 3 backbone carbon atoms. The cement has bacteriostatic properties, stimulates the formation of secondary dentine, forms an adhesive bond and can be used where pulp tissue is exposed.

Abstract: Alumino-borate glasses containing a ternary oxide an alkaline earth or alkali metal oxide are used in powdered form with an organic polycarboxylic acid (preferably polyacrylic acid) to make improved surgical cements especially useful in dentistry.