Shofu Inc.

Kabushikikaisha Shofu

Katsuya Kimoto

Toshiyuki Nakatsuka

Shuji Sakamoto

Hideto Kasaba

Shunsuke Miyata

Kunio Ikemura

Ryouji Takei

Tsukasa Sasaki

Shun Shimosoyama

Yoshiaki Kouro

Noriyuki Negoro

Jun Uchida

Kazuya Shinno

Yuji Sadakane

Mitsuharu Mizuno

Toshiyuki Nakatuka

Tohru Wada

Hisaaki Tachidokoro

Masahiro Tsukamoto

Yasuhisa Yasuda

The present invention provides a dental glass ionomer cement composition which can improve the mixing efficiency of a powder and a liquid to an extent where their powder to liquid ratio can be raised in mechanical mixing without reducing a fluoride-release property, and further expresses a high mechanical property. More specifically, the present invention provides a dental glass ionomer cement composition in which a powder and a liquid are separately packaged in a dental capsule, and the powder and the liquid are used by mixing immediately before their use, wherein the composition comprises (a) a hydrophobized acid reactive glass powder, (b) a polyalkene acid, and (c) water, and is not accompanied by a polymerization reaction upon setting.

Dental glass ionomer cement composition suitable for mechanical mixing

A dental glass ionomer cement composition that exhibits high mechanical properties. In particular, the dental glass ionomer cement composition of the present disclosure comprising (a) non-crosslinked polyalkenoic acid, (b) water, (c) crosslinked polyalkenoic acid: 0.01 to 10 wt. %, and (d) acid-reactive glass powder, exhibits extremely high compressive strength by including the crosslinked polyalkenoic acid in the specified content range.

Dental glass ionomer cement composition

An object of the present invention is to provide a dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition which exhibit high surface curability even under wet conditions, which makes it difficult for the surface to become cloudy even if moisture comes in contact with at the initial stage of curing, exhibits high mechanical properties, low water absorption expansion and excellent coloring resistance in the set product and is also excellent in storage stability. The dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition consisting of a powder material and a liquid material, wherein the powder material contains (a) acid-reactive glass powder, the liquid material contains (b) water, (c) polymer of acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer, (d) hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate-based polymerizable monomer and (e) tri or more functional (meth)acrylamide-based polymerizable monomer, and at least one of the powder material and the liquid material contains (f) polymerization initiator.

Powder-liquid type dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition

To provide an organic-inorganic composite filler containing; a polymerizable monomer (a) having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;OH group, &#x2014;NH&#x2014; group, and &#x2014;NHgroup, a polymerizable monomer (b) having no functional group selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;OH group, &#x2014;NH&#x2014; group, and &#x2014;NHgroup, a polymerization initiator (c), an inorganic filler (d), and a silane compound (e) which generates &#x2014;OH group by hydrolysis.

Organic-inorganic composite filler having many reaction groups on surface and dental curable composition compounded therewith

To provide a glass ionomer cement having excellent removality of the excess cement after setting because of having shape retaining property where a kneaded material does not drip and flow by their own weights, few risk of water sensitivity and excellent operability at the bonding such that excess cement can be removed easily after an application in an oral cavity in an early timing in spite of exhibiting a thin film thickness at the bonding. A dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting comprises at least; a component (a) acid reactive glass powder having an average particle diameter within a range of 4.5 to 7.0 &#x3bc;m, a component (b) polymer of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer having a weight average molecular weight within a range of 30000 to 100000, a component (c) chelating agent and a component (d) water, wherein a plastic flow distance of a kneaded material before setting is 2 mm or less, and a removal possible time of an excess cement is 2 minutes or less.

Dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting excellent in removability

To provide a sealer composition for root canal filling consisting of a liquid material containing a polymer (a) of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer in which a portion or the entirety of the acidic group in a molecule forms a salt with an alkaline metal and water (b), wherein the pH of the liquid material is in the range from 3.5 to 5.5, and a powder material containing an acid reactive inorganic powder (c), wherein, a cured product of a kneaded material of the liquid material and the powder material comprises 3 to 20 part by weight of the polymer (a), 10 to 60 part by weight of the water (b), and 30 to 85 part by weight of the acid reactive inorganic powder (c).

Sealer composition for root canal filling

To provide a two-paste type sealer composition for root canal filling consisting of a first paste containing a polymer (a) of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer in which a portion or the entirety of the acidic group in a molecule forms a salt with an alkaline metal, a non-acid reactive powder (b) and water (c), wherein the pH of the first paste is in the range from 3.5 to 5.5, and a second paste containing an acid reactive inorganic powder (d), water (c) and a thickener (e), wherein, a cured product of a kneaded material of the first paste and the second paste comprises 3 to 20 part by weight of the polymer (a), 15 to 60 part by weight of the water (c), and 30 to 70 part by weight of the acid reactive inorganic powder (d).

Two-paste type sealer composition for root canal filling

The present invention relates to a dental curing composition to restore a lost portion of a tooth generated due to dental caries, tooth fracturing, etc. The dental curing composition has packability suitable for restoring a posterior tooth; has a paste character of avoiding stickiness to a filling instrument; has excellent shaping properties; has very little paste character over time; and has a low polymerization shrinkage property. The dental curing composition comprises: (a) a matrix resin whose viscosity at 25&#xb0; C. is 10,000 to 17,000 mPa&#xb7;s, (b) an organic-inorganic composite filler, (c) an inorganic filler, and (d) a polymeric initiator.

Dental curing composition

A viscous material container that makes it unlikely that air remains in a housing when a piston is inserted from an insertion port of the housing. A first section of the housing is formed with two groove portions communicating with a first passage to discharge air in the first passage when a piston is inserted from an insertion port. The two groove portions communicate with the insertion port, and extend along a first imaginary center line.

Viscous material container having annularly contacting piston

Provided herein is a viscous material container that is not likely to form continuous streaks or asperities on the surface of a viscous material discharged from the viscous material container even if the viscous material is highly viscous. A third section of a housing includes a wall having a wall portion that is positioned radially outwardly of a continuous angular portion with respect to a second imaginary center line, and extends along the continuous angular portion. The wall portion is configured to expand radially outward when a dental viscous material pushed out from a discharge port.

Viscous material container with expandable bend

There are provided an inorganic filler, multi-functional filler, an organic compound filler, a modified filler, and a dental coloring filler suitable in use as a filler in a dental composition, compositions having a resin matrix of an organic polymer material, as well as a process for producing the same. Disclosed are an inorganic filler which comprises an inorganic fine particle, wherein the surface of the inorganic fine particle is covered with polysiloxane. Also disclosed is a multi-functional filler which comprises an inorganic fine particle containing an acid reactive element, wherein a cement reactive phase is formed on the surface of the inorganic fine particle, and the cement reactive phase is further covered with polysiloxane. Also disclosed is an organic compound filler which comprises an organic-inorganic polymer particle or an organic polymer particle, wherein the surface of the organic-inorganic polymer particle or an organic polymer particle is covered with an inorganic film. Also, disclosed is a modified filler which comprises an inorganic fine particle, wherein the surface of the inorganic fine particle is covered with polyorganosiloxane. Also disclosed is a dental col ring filler, which comprises an inorganic particle and a coloring particle, wherein the inorganic particle and the coloring particle are unifoy mixed and dispersed, the surfaces of these particles are covered with poly(organo)siloxane. Further disclosed are dental compositions containing above fillers, and processes for producing above fillers.

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Kyoto, Japan

Katsuya Kimoto