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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:
Dec. 01, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lorraine F Bailey, Painted Post, NY (US);
Richard J Bennett, Milford, DE (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 31 ; 156663 ; 156654 ; 433219 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for developing a bond having a shear strength in excess of 1200 psi between dental cements and dental appliances fashioned from glass-ceramic materials. The inventive method consists of contacting the fitting surface of the appliance with an etchant in flowable gel form at a temperature below about 150.degree. F., while protecting the exterior surface of the appliance. Subsequently, a silane solution followed by a dental cement is applied to the etched surface and cured in place.