Dental compounds, compositions, products and methods

A polymerizable dental composition, comprising:

• at least one compound within the scope of the general formula:
• ##STR20## wherein each R' indepently is within the scope of the general formula:
• ##STR21## each R.sub.1 ' independently is within the scope of the general formula:
• ##STR22## each R.sub.1 " and R" independently is a divalent hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting of alkylene having from 4 to 40 carbon atoms, aryl containing alkylene having from 6 to 40 carbon atoms, ether containing alkylene having from 2 to 40 carbons, alkyl aryl containing alkylene having from 7 to 40 carbon atoms and alkyl containing alkylenes having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms,
• each X independently is ##STR23## or omitted whereby the adjacent rings are directly covalently bonded together,
• each R.sub.1 independently is a polymerizable unsaturated moiety having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms,
• R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 each independently is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or halogenated alkyl of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
• R.sub.9, R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, R.sub.13 and R.sub.14 each independently is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aryl having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms,
• R.sub.15 is alkylene diol, alkylene diamine, substituted alkylene diol or substituted alkylene diamine,
• Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each independently is a moiety including an acid group,
• a, m and n each independently is 0 or 1,
• b, and p independently is an integer from 1 to 10, q is zero or 1, q.sub.1 is zero, 1 or 2, q.sub.2 is zero or 1,
• when q is zero;
• q.sub.2 is 1;
• and when q is 1 q.sub.2 is zero, an effective amount of a polymerization initiator, and at least 10 percent by weight of ceramic, metal and/or
• metal oxide filler particles having a particle size less than 500 microns.