Patent ID: 6787584
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61K,A61L,C08L

Abstract:
A polymerizable dental composition, comprising:(a) at least one degradable macromonomer having one or more terminal acrylate or methacrylate groups, wherein the degradable macromonomer having terminal acrylate or methacrylate groups is the reaction product of lactide, glycolide, caprolactone, or a mixture thereof in the presence of a compound having at least one active hydrogen and at least one acrylate or methacrylate functionality; (b) a curing composition; (c) a filler composition comprising bioactive particles of bioactive glass, bioactive glass-ceramics, bioactive calcium phosphates, bioactive calcium apatites, or mixtures thereof; and (d) optionally one or more co-polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate monomers.