Patent ID: 6201038
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A curable silicone composition for use as a dental impression material, comprising:an addition-curable silicone prepolymer comprising an organopolysiloxane polymer; andat least one polymerizable hydrophilic modifier that is miscible with the organopolysiloxane polymer and that is a functional hydrophilic polysiloxane having a general formula of: ##STR3##wherein functional group R is a vinyl group or a hydrogen atom; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 univalent hydrocarbon radical; Q is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbyl radical; n is an integer greater than or equal to three; x is an integer greater than or equal to zero; y is an integer greater than or equal to one; p is an integer greater than or equal to one; and q is an integer greater than or equal to zero.