Patent ID: 6455609
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A fluoride-releasing dental amalgam composition for a tooth restoration comprising mixture of a dental amalgam alloy material and a glass particulate powder component of a fluoride-containing, fluoride-leachable acid-etchable glass ionomer cement, wherein the amalgam alloy material comprises:40-70% Silver 26-30% Tin 2-30% Copper 0-2% Zinc and the glass particulate powder comprises:41.9-35.2% SiO2 28.6-20.1% Al2O3 1.6-2.4% AlF3. 15.7-20.1% CaF2 9.3-3.6% NaF 3.8-12.0% AlPO4.