US4479782A
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Visible light-cured orthodontic adhesive
Assignee: Scientific Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Filing: 1983-04-18
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Granted: 1984-10-30
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Expires: 2003-04-18
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a method of bonding orthondontic brackets to teeth with an adhesive comprised of a mixture of an aromatic or hydroaromatic and aliphatic methacrylate or acrylate, an alpha, β-diketone and a tertiary amine and, optionally, organic or inorganic fillers, polymerization stabilizers and other additives, such adhesive being cured by a light source having white-light output of no less than 25,000 foot candles. The light is applied to the occlusal surface of the tooth or the side opposite to the side on which the bracket is placed. Thus the adhesive is irradiated indirectly.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan A. Orlowski
- 👤 David V. Butler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of bonding an orthodontic bracket to a human tooth with a visible light-activated adhesive comprised of a mixture of (1) an aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate having at least two ethylenic double bonds with (2) an aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate, (3) an alpha, beta diketone and (4) a tertiary amine comprising curing said adhesive by irradiation with a light source having a white-light output in the range of 380-500 nanometers of at least 25,000 foot candles, such light being applied to the occlusal surface of the tooth or to the side opposite to the side on which the bracket is placed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of bonding an orthodontic bracket to a human tooth with a visible light-activated adhesive comprised of a mixture of (1) an aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate having at least two ethylenic double bonds with (2) an aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate, (3) an alpha, beta diketone and (4) a tertiary amine comprising curing said adhesive by irradiation with a light source having a white-light output in the range of 380-500 nanometers of at least 25,000 foot candles, such light being applied to the occlusal surface of the tooth or to the side opposite to the side on which the bracket is placed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive is indirectly irradiated by light from said light source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the light is applied to the occlusal surface of the tooth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the light is applied to the side of the tooth opposite to the side on which the bracket is placed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate is 90 to 27% of the total weight of (1) and (2) and the aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate is 10 to 73% of the total (1) and (2).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate is 90 to 40% of the total of (1) and (2).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate is 80 to 50% of the total of (1) and (2).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the weight ratio of the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate (1) to the aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate (2) is 0.4:1 to 4:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate has at least two ethylenic double bonds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the aliphatic acrylate or methacrylate has at least two ethylenic double bond.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the tertiary amine has at least one polymerizable ethylenic double bond.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein the tertiary amine has at least one polymerizable ethylenic double bond.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate comprises the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A methacrylate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the aromatic or hydroaromatic acrylate or methacrylate is the diglycidylether of bisphenol A methacrylate alone or admixed with the di-N-butyl carbamate of bisphenol A dimethacrylate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein the tertiary amine comprises methacroylethyldimethylamine or methacroylethyldiethylamine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein the concentratin of the alpha, beta diketone is 0.1-2 parts per 100 parts of total acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the concentration of the alpha, beta diketone is 0.1-2 parts per 100 parts of total acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 17 in which the alpha, beta diketone comprises camphoroquinone or benzil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 17 wherein the concentration of tertiary amines is 0.2-10 parts per 100 parts of the total acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein the concentration of tertiary amines is 0.2-10 parts per 100 parts of the total acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein the tertiary amine comprises methacroylethyldimethylamine, methacroylethyldiethylamine, tributylamine, tripropylamine, methyldiethanoloamine, propyldiethanoloamine, or butyldiethanoloamie.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the adhesive contains a mineral or organic filler, the filler being present in an amount of up to 85%.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the light source has an output in the range of 50,000 to 120,000 foot candles.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 23 wherein the irradiation time for bonding a bracket is 20-300 seconds.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the irradiation time for bonding a bracket is 20-300 seconds.
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