Dental biomaterials and the healing of dental tissue.
This paper addresses the application of new adhesive technologies to dentistry. The bonding of synthetic polymers to dentin is difficult and it has taken a long time to produce reliable methods. Success has been achieved suing a 4-methacryloyloxyethyltrimellitate anhydride/methyl methacrylate-tri-n-butyl borane system which allows the generation of a layer of hybridised dentin. This provides a pseudo-wound-healing layer that resists demineralisation and degradation, is impermeable and inhibits secondary caries and hypersensitivity.
Nakabayashi
Nobuo
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Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Surugudai, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan. n.nak@jb4.so-net.ne.jp
D000268:Adhesiveness; D002484:Cementation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing
D003738:Dental Cements; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D011108:Polymers