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US 2003/0198914 A1Published application
Orthodontic adhesives and appliances including an adhesive on the base of the appliance
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJoan V. Brennan, Sumita B. Mitra, Mark S. Schaberg, Robert D. Kuehn, Joel D. Oxman, Darrell S. James, Sharon M. Rozzi, David K. Cinader
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Abstract
Orthodontic adhesives and packaged articles including an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth are disclosed. In the packaged articles, an adhesive is on the base of the appliance, and a container at least partially surrounds the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof.
Claims39
A packaged article comprising:
- an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth;
- an adhesive on the base of the appliance, the adhesive comprising a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, and a filler comprising a fumed silica having a surface area of at least about 70 m2/g;
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- a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof.
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A packaged article comprising:
- an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth;
- an adhesive on the base of the appliance, the adhesive comprising a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, a filler, and a photobleachable dye, wherein the adhesive has an initial color prior to exposure to actinic radiation and a final color subsequent to exposure to actinic radiation, the initial color being different than the final color;
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- a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof.
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A kit comprising:
- a packaged article comprising an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth, an adhesive on the base of the appliance, and a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof, wherein the adhesive comprises a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, and a filler comprising fumed silica having a surface area of at least about 70 m2/g;
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- instructions for using the orthodontic appliance.
A kit comprising:
- a packaged article comprising an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth, an adhesive on the base of the appliance, and a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof, wherein the adhesive comprises a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, a filler, and a photobleachable dye, wherein the adhesive has an initial color prior to exposure to actinic radiation and a final color subsequent to exposure to actinic radiation, the initial color being different than the final color;
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- instructions for using the orthodontic appliance.
A method of bonding an orthodontic appliance to a tooth comprising:
- providing a packaged article comprising an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth, an adhesive on the base of the appliance, and a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof, wherein the adhesive comprises a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, and a filler comprising fumed silica having a surface area of at least about 70 m2/g;
- removing the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof from the container;
- applying the base of the appliance to the tooth surface;
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- exposing the adhesive to actinic radiation.
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A method of bonding an orthodontic appliance to a tooth comprising:
- providing a packaged article comprising an orthodontic appliance having a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth, an adhesive on the base of the appliance, and a container at least partially surrounding the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof, wherein the adhesive comprises a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, a filler, and a photobleachable dye, wherein the adhesive has an initial color prior to exposure to actinic radiation and a final color subsequent to exposure to actinic radiation, the initial color being different than the final color;
- removing the orthodontic appliance having adhesive on the base thereof from the container;
- applying the base of the appliance to the tooth surface;
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- exposing the adhesive to actinic radiation.
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A packaged adhesive comprising:
- an adhesive comprising a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, and a filler comprising a fumed silica having a surface area of at least about 70 m2/g, wherein the adhesive has a static yield stress at 28° C. of at least about 7000 dynes/cm2 and a flow-out value of no greater than about 0.4 millimeters after one week at 40° C.;
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- a release substrate comprising a surface in contact with the adhesive.
A packaged adhesive comprising:
- an adhesive comprising a polymerizable component, a fluoride-releasing material, a hydrophilic component, a hardener, an acidic component, a filler, and a photobleachable dye, wherein the adhesive has an initial color prior to exposure to actinic radiation and a final color subsequent to exposure to actinic radiation, the initial color being different than the final color, and wherein the adhesive has a static yield stress at 28° C. of at least about 7000 dynes/cm2;
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- a release substrate comprising a surface in contact with the adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.