Patent ID: 7576144

Claim:
A dental composition comprising: a polymerizable carbosilane-containing monomer wherein the carbosilane-containing monomer has the following (Formula I): wherein: Ar is an arylene group; each A is independently an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic group, or combinations thereof; each R is independently an aliphatic group, cycloaliphatic group, or combinations thereof, optionally including one or more O, Br, Cl, or Si atoms, or combinations thereof, which can include a bicyclic group; each Q is independently a bond, or an aliphatic group, cycloaliphatic group, aromatic group, or combinations thereof, optionally including one or more O, Br, Cl, or Si atoms, or combinations thereof, which can include a bicyclic group; each R′ is independently hydrogen or methyl; and n is at least two; and a polymerizable (meth)acrylate component different from the carbosilane-containing monomer.