Method of etching and priming a tooth

Abstract

A method for etching and treating a tooth surface prior to restoration, comprising a solution comprising of an —SO 3 terminated compound resin, such as an —SO 3 H compound resin, and an aldehyde desensitizing compound. In practice, the composition is applied to the tooth surface and not subsequently washed prior to application of an adhesive or other restorative material.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness, comprising: 
 applying an etchant and treatment composition containing a compound comprising about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of an olefinically unsaturated, —SO 3  terminated monomer selected from the group consisting of AMPS, AMPS derivatives, SEM, SEM derivatives, SPM, SPM derivatives, or a mixture comprising at least one of the foregoing monomers; and further comprising about 0.1 to about 20% by weight, of a desensitizing aldehyde, such that when the composition is applied to the tooth surface, the adhesiveness of the tooth structure is increased; and    applying an adhesive composition to the surface without applying a separate primer composition.    
     
     
         2 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the etchant and treatment composition further comprises one or more of hydroxyethylmethacrylate, itaconic acid, maleic acid, ethyltriglycol methacrylate, or 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphate.  
     
     
         3 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the olefinically unsaturated, —SO 3  terminated monomer is present in an amount from about 0.5 to about 20 percent by weight; wherein the desensitizing aldehyde is present in an amount from about 0.2 to about 10 percent by weight; and wherein water is present in an amount from about 70 to about 99 percent by weight.  
     
     
         4 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the etchant and treatment composition further comprises from 0 to about 2 percent by weight of a fluoride component.  
     
     
         5 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the aldehyde is glutaraldehyde.  
     
     
         6 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the olefinically unsaturated, —SO 3  terminated monomer is present in an amount from about 1 to about 10 percent by weight; wherein the desensitizing aldehyde is present in an amount from about 0.5 to about 3 percent by weight; and wherein water is present in an amount from about 87 to about 98.5 percent by weight.  
     
     
         7 . A method of etching and treating a tooth to increase adhesiveness, comprising: 
 applying an etchant and treatment composition containing a compound comprising about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent of an olefinically unsaturated, —SO 3  terminated monomer selected from the group consisting of AMPS, AMPS derivatives, SEM, SEM derivatives, SPM, SPM derivatives, or a mixture comprising at least one of the foregoing monomers; and further comprising about 0.1 to about 20% by weight, of a desensitizing aldehyde; and further comprising an adhesive agent; such that when the composition is applied to the tooth surface, the adhesiveness of the tooth structure is increased.