Dental composition containing organic nanotube
AssigneeVericom Co., Ltd.
InventorsMyung-Hwan Oh, Won-Ho Kim, Mi Hyoun Ham, Jong-Hwi Lee, Yun-Ki Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dental composition, comprising unsaturated double bond-containing monomers and/or oligomers, a catalytic amount of polymerization initiator to initiate polymerization, and a filler, wherein the dental composition comprises an organic nanotube containing an antibacterial or anticariogenic material to inhibit or prevent tooth decay. The dental composition comprises an organic nanotube containing an antibacterial or anticariogenic material, thus uniformly and continuously exhibiting anticariogenic and antibacterial activities, while avoiding deterioration in physical properties required for the dental material.
Claims9
A dental composition comprising:
- unsaturated double bond-containing monomers and/or oligomers;
- a catalytic amount of polymerization initiator to initiate polymerization;
- and
- a filler,
- wherein the dental composition comprises an organic nanotube containing an antibacterial or anticariogenic material to inhibit or prevent tooth decay;
- wherein the antibacterial/anticariogenic material is a fluorine compound, the organic nanotube has a hollow in which the antibacterial/anticariogenic material is contained, and both terminals of the organic nanotube are open for providing pathways allowing the antibacterial/anticariogenic material to be released from the organic nanotube, and
- wherein the organic nanotube is made from materials selected from the group consisting of methacryl, acryl, epoxy, styrene polymers, and combinations and copolymers thereof and present in an amount of 0.1 to 7% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.