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Self-hardenable material

Assignee: Lion Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-20
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2008-12-20
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Abstract

Abstract A self-hardenable material comprising a calcium phosphate having an atomic ratio of Ca/P of 1.4 to 1.6, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an organic or inorganic acid and water is provided. For example, when the hardenable material is frilled in the form of slurry or paste in a necessary part in vivo or in the dental cavity, it hardens within a short time to form a stable apatite type product.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinji Iino
  • 👤 Minoru Oshima
  • 👤 Shinya Kitoh
  • 👤 Toshiaki Kobayashi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:00
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B28/00; C04B28/34; C04B28/344; A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/831; A61K6/838; A61K6/884; A61K6/887; A61K6/891; A61L; A61L24/00; A61L24/02; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/12; A61F; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00293; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00836

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
A self-hardenable material consisting essentially of calcium phosphate having a g atom ratio of Ca/P of 1.3 to 2.0, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an acid and water, the ratio of said calcium phosphate to said difficultly water-soluble fluoride being within the range of g atom ratio of Ca/F of 4.2 to 60, said acid being included in a ratio of 2×10 -5 mol/g to 1.2×10 -3 mol/g relative to calcium phosphate, said water being within a mole ratio of H 2 O/PO 4 of 1/3 to 50, said acid being selected from the group consisting of organic acids of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, asparagic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pyrubic acid, acetoacetic acid, levulinic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acid and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and their acid anhydrides or acid chlorides; and inorganic acids and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and said calcium phosphate being capable of converting to fluoroapatite on hardening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
A self-hardenable material consisting essentially of calcium phosphate having a g atom ratio of Ca/P of 1.3 to 2.0, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an acid and water, the ratio of said calcium phosphate to said difficultly water-soluble fluoride being within the range of g atom ratio of Ca/F of 4.2 to 60, said acid being included in a ratio of 2×10 -5 mol/g to 1.2×10 -3 mol/g relative to calcium phosphate, said water being within a mole ratio of H 2 O/PO 4 of 1/3 to 50, said acid being selected from the group consisting of organic acids of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, asparagic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pyrubic acid, acetoacetic acid, levulinic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acid and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and their acid anhydrides or acid chlorides; and inorganic acids and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and said calcium phosphate being capable of converting to fluoroapatite on hardening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A self-hardenable material of claim 1 wherein said Ca/P ratio is between 1.4 and 1.6.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A self-hardenable material of claim 1 wherein said difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride is an alkaline earth metal salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
A self-hardenable material as described in claim 1 wherein said difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride is selected from the group consisting of calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, beryllium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and barium fluoride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 54 words
A self-hardenable material as described in claim 4 including other inorganic fluorides in an amount of twice the moles or less than said difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride wherein said other inorganic fluorides are selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoride, lithium fluoride, potassium fluoride, cesium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, ammonium fluoride, and ammonium hydrogenfluoride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 178 words
A fluoro-apatite hardened product obtained by hardening a composition consisting essentially of calcium phosphate having a g atom ratio of Ca/P of 1.3 to 2.0, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an acid and water, the ratio of said calcium phosphate to said difficultly water-soluble fluoride being within the range of g atom ratio of Ca/F of 4.2 to 60, said acid being included in a ratio of 2×10 -5 mol/g to 1.2×10 -3 mol/g relative to calcium phosphate, said water being within a mole ratio of H 2 O/PO 4 of 1/3 to 50, said acid being selected from the group consisting of organic acids of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, asparagic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pyrubic acid, acetoacetic acid, levulinic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acid and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and their acid anhydrides or acid chlorides; and inorganic acids and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 178 words
A fluoro-apatite hardened product obtained by hardening a composition consisting essentially of calcium phosphate having a g atom ratio of Ca/P of 1.3 to 2.0, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an acid and water, the ratio of said calcium phosphate to said difficultly water-soluble fluoride being within the range of g atom ratio of Ca/F of 4.2 to 60, said acid being included in a ratio of 2×10 -5 mol/g to 1.2×10 -3 mol/g relative to calcium phosphate, said water being within a mole ratio of H 2 O/PO 4 of 1/3 to 50, said acid being selected from the group consisting of organic acids of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, asparagic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pyrubic acid, acetoacetic acid, levulinic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acid and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, and their acid anhydrides or acid chlorides; and inorganic acids and their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
A fluoro-apatite hardened product as described in claim 6 wherein said difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride is selected from the group consisting of calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, beryllium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and barium fluoride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 55 words
A fluoro-apatite hardened product as described in claim 7 including other inorganic fluorides in an amount of twice the moles or less than said difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride wherein said other inorganic fluorides are selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoride, lithium fluoride, potassium fluoride, cesium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, ammonium fluoride, and ammonium hydrogenfluoride.

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