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US 2013/0260341 A1Published application
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AssigneesUniversity of Leeds, University Court of the University of St Andrews
InventorsWilson Sibbett, Christian Thomas Alcuin Brown, Animesh Jha, Steven John Milne, Colin Robinson, Mandeep Singh Duggal, Kyriacos Jack Toumba
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a photosensitive composition comprising synthetic nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite or a synthetic precursor thereof doped with a rare earth ion, the use of the composition in restorative or cosmetic dentistry, a process for preparing the composition and a method of generating an image of an exposed dentinal surface of a tooth.
Claims15
A photosensitive composition comprising:
- synthetic nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite or a synthetic precursor thereof doped with a rare earth ion;
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- one or more synthetic minerals of formula CaHPO4.xH2O, wherein x is 0, 1 or 2.
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