Heraeus Kulzer Gmbh

Kulzer Gmbh

Regina Eppinger

Bernhard Eppinger

Roland Schaefer

Marcus Hoffmann

Joachim Fritze

Detlef Heindl

Astrit Kastrati

Peter J Kohler

Waltraut Loh

Bärbel Quinque

The invention relates to dental micro-applicators having a body with a distal and a proximal end, whereby, on the proximal end, an application aid is provided, at least in part, with at least one additive selected from metals, metal-containing compounds, and organometallic compounds for affecting the polymerisation of dental materials, as well as a method for the production thereof and a kit comprising the applicator and a dental adhesive.

Reactive micro applicator with metal-containing additives for use in dental adhesives

Radiopaque, abrasion-resistant tooth fillings and inlays that can be polished to a high gloss can be made from a dental material that, in addition to monomeric dimethacrylates, contains a filler mixture of 80 to 90 weight % barium aluminum silicate glass, having a mean particle size of 0.5 to 1.5 .mu.m, and 10 to 20 % weight silicon dioxide, having a mean particle size of 0.04 to 0.06 .mu.m. The dental material is also suitable for anchoring dental prostheses.

Polymerizable dental material

Adhesion promoters containing (meth)acryloyloxyethyl dihydrogen phosphate and/or di(meth)acryloyloxyethyl hydrogen phosphate and acidic (meth)acryloyloxyethyl esters of carboxylic acids can improve the adhesion of photopolymerizable tooth materials to the enamel and dentine. The very strong bonding to the dentine immediately after curing proves to be particularly advantageous.

Adhesion-promoting dental composition

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