Tooth Restoration Material with Anti-Microbial Compounds
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tooth restoration materials face issues such as recurrent decay due to lack of anti-microbial properties, aesthetic concerns, and excessive tooth structure removal, with amalgams controlling decay but being toxic and aesthetically unpleasing, while modern materials are non-toxic but prone to leakage and decay.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating long-term anti-microbial/bacteriostatic compounds like metals, metal oxides, and organometallic compounds into tooth restoration materials to prevent decay, while ensuring aesthetic appeal and minimal tooth structure removal through direct bonding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If amalgam is used as tooth restoration material, then long-term decay control is achieved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates and tooth structure removal increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the restoration material by incorporating specific anti-microbial compounds (metal oxides, organometallic compounds, or combinations thereof) into modern tooth-colored restorative materials. This allows the material to achieve both aesthetic appearance and decay control properties simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between美观性 and可靠性
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite restorative material that combines tooth-colored base material with anti-microbial compounds. This composite structure enables the material to exhibit both the aesthetic properties of tooth-colored materials and the decay control properties of anti-microbial agents, thereby resolving the contradiction between appearance and reliability
2Reliability
If amalgam is used as tooth restoration material, then long-term decay control is achieved, but toxic effects increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition by replacing toxic amalgam components (mercury, silver) with non-toxic or less toxic anti-microbial compounds such as metal oxides and organometallic compounds. This parameter change maintains decay control effectiveness while eliminating or reducing toxic effects
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs alternative anti-microbial compounds that can be incorporated into the restorative material and delivered to the tooth structure, achieving the desired anti-microbial effect without the long-term toxic concerns associated with traditional amalgam materials
3Object-affected harmful factors
If modern tooth restoration materials are used, then aesthetic appearance improves, but anti-microbial properties deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent develops a composite material that integrates tooth-colored restorative base material with anti-microbial compounds. This composite approach allows the material to simultaneously achieve aesthetic appearance (matching tooth color) and anti-microbial properties (through incorporated compounds), resolving the contradiction between these two characteristics
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the aesthetic properties of tooth-colored materials with the anti-microbial properties of functional compounds. By combining these two functional aspects into a single restorative material system, the patent achieves both aesthetic appearance and decay control capability
4Loss of substance
If modern tooth restoration materials are used, then tooth structure removal is reduced, but leakage and decay increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the chemical composition of modern restorative materials by incorporating anti-microbial compounds, which enhances the material's resistance to decay and leakage. This parameter change addresses the reliability issue while maintaining the advantage of reduced tooth structure removal
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuous anti-microbial protection by incorporating compounds that remain active within the restorative material over time. This continuous action prevents decay and leakage at the tooth-restoration interface, maintaining reliability without requiring excessive tooth structure removal
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a tooth-colored, less toxic restoration material with direct bonding capabilities, reducing recurrent decay and minimizing tooth structure removal, while maintaining effective anti-microbial properties.
Implementation Method 1
utilize long term anti-microbial/bacteriostatic compounds that are dispersed throughout a tooth restoration material as a means to reduce or eliminate recurrent decay between the tooth restoration material and tooth structure
Data Source
AI summary
Example embodiments of the present invention utilize long term anti-microbial/bacteriostatic compounds that are dispersed throughout a tooth restoration material as a means to reduce or eliminate recurrent decay between the tooth restoration material and tooth structure. More specifically, the present invention utilizes metals, metal oxides, and metal salts, insoluble bacteriostatic organic compounds, soluble bacteriostatic organic compounds, and organometallic compounds as long term anti-microbial/bacteriostatic compounds that are dispersed throughout the tooth restoration material as a means to reduce or eliminate recurrent decay between the tooth restoration material and tooth structure.