Dentsply Research & Development Corp.

Mark A Latta

Louis H Tateosian

Stephen M Gross

Scott E Shaffer

William A Mchale

A method of forming dental products, such as dentures, denture relines, dental crowns, dental bridges and dental restorative materials, temporary crown, temporary bridge, provisional crown or provisional bridge, from two polymerizable paste compositions each having a complimentary component of a free radical catalyst system and a polymerizable acrylic compound. One of these paste compositions includes an oxidizing agent and a stabilizer and the other includes a reducing agent as components of a redox catalyst system for free radical polymerization. These paste compositions are mixed in a static mixer to form a polymerizing paste composition, which is then shaped into a dental prosthesis. A handheld mixing dispenser useful in carrying out this method, includes a static mixing conduit, and two containers enclosing the polymerizable paste compositions. The static mixing conduit encloses a static mixing member. The containers are adapted to be connected in fluid flow communication with the static mixing conduit. In the paste composition which includes the reducing agent a photoinitiator may be preferably included. Each container is sufficiently oxygen permeable to maintain inhibition of polymerization of the polymerizable paste composition therein for at least 12 months at 23.degree. C.

Method and dispenser for making dental products

A dental prosthesis includes polymeric material formed by heat curing a polymerizable composition having at least 5 percent by weight of at least one polymerizable Monomer having at least one acrylic moiety and a gram molecular weight of at least 200. The polymeric material is preferably formed by heat curing and has an unnotched Izod impact strength of at least 2.5 and more preferably at least 3.0 ft.lb/in as measured by a Modified ASTM D256, and a flexural fatigue life of at least 20,000 flexes to failure at 0.1 inch deflection. Preferably the polymerizable monomer has a vapor pressure less than 5 mm Hg at 23.degree. C. A method of making a denture is provided which includes molding and polymerizing the polymerizable composition to form a denture. Preferably the polymerizable composition includes polymerizable compounds made up of at least 5 percent by weight of the acrylic Monomer having a gram molecular weight of at least 300 and less than 5 percent by weight of Volatile compounds and less than 2 percent by weight of Low Molecular Weight acrylic compounds having a gram molecular weight of less than 200.

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Mark A Latta