Inventors:
Ronald E. Kerby - Columbus OH
Assignee:
The Ohio State University - Columbus OH
International Classification:
C08L 700
Abstract:
The invention relates to dental filling materials comprising stainless steel filler, a polymeric binder, and glass filler. Tensile strength, compressive strength, dentinal bonding and enamel bonding of the dental filling materials are improved relative to commericial glass ionomer cements without stainless steel.