Patent ID: 6756417
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: A61K,C09J

Abstract:
A dental composition for bonding an amalgam restorative to a dental substrate, comprising:at least one polymerizable material; at least one photoinitiator in an amount so that a portion of the dental composition at least partially polymerizes and adheres to a dental substrate when the dental composition is exposed to radiant energy and at least a portion of an exposed surface of the polymerizable material remains at least partially unpolymerized and deformable when the dental composition is exposed to radiant energy to initiate polymerization of the polymerizable material during use; and at least one chemical initiator that does not cause the polymerizable material to polymerize when initially mixed therewith but that causes further polymerization of the polymerizable material when the dental composition is contacted with an amalgam restorative during use.