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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
May. 08, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dentsply Research & Development Corporation, Milford, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433228 ;
Abstract
Endodontic filling systems are provided having improved properties over those known to the prior art. Endodontic points are provided comprising hydrophilic, polymeric compositions. Such points are swellable when placed into a prepared root canal space and provide substantially complete filling of lateral cavity spaces without invasion of the subapicial space. According to a preferred embodiment, such points are used in conjunction with pastes or fluids comprising hydrophilic, polymeric compositions.