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Commercialization of nanocomposite dental bonding system

from the another-reason-to-see-your-dentist dept.
A Hybrid Plastics, Inc. Press Release (32 KB PDF) dated August 7 2002 announced that Pentron Clinical Technologies has introduced of a new class of dental bonding agents based on Hybrid Plastics' Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS®) nanocomposites. The new dental adhesives are based on 1.5-nm silicon-derived building blocks, and are said to provide a stronger restorative resin and better bonding between the tooth and the restorative material.

One Response to “Commercialization of nanocomposite dental bonding system”

  1. Mr_Farlops Says:

    Tissue Engineering

    I've got two crowns in my mouth. What I'm waiting for is brand new teeth grown from buds made of my own stem cells!

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