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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Bradley D. Craig, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Gregory A. Kobussen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bradley D. Craig, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Gregory A. Kobussen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/00 (2006.01); C04B 14/00 (2006.01); C04B 14/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dental filler is disclosed. The filler is produced by admixing a metal oxide sol and a water-soluble organic binder; drying said mixed sol into a dried product; and calcining said dried product; wherein said filler is a substantially amorphous cluster. The filler can be mixed into a hardenable resin to provide radiopaque dental materials having desirable strength and aesthetic character.