Patent ID: 6063832
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61K,C03C,C07F

Abstract:
A method for setting a dental cement, the method comprising the steps of:preparing in the absence of water a mixture of: (i) a polymer or co-polymer that includes an (meth)acrylic acid as an essential component of a main monomer, (ii) an inorganic powder capable of forming a metal chelate in the presence of water, and (iii) an alkyl(meth)acrylate having a hydroxyl group, wherein the polymer or co-polymer is dissolved in the alkyl(meth)acrylate having a hydroxyl group, and the inorganic powder is dispersed in the alkyl(meth)acrylate;placing the mixture in a cavity of a tooth;polymerizing in non-contact with water the alkyl(meth)acrylate in the mixture; andforming a metal chelate from the inorganic powder in the mixture by water in saliva.