US 6,981,875 B2
Contact cure dental post cement and method of placing a dental post
Jan A. Orlowski, Pomona, Calif. (US); and John J. Discko, Jr., Trumbull, Conn. (US)
Assigned to Centrix, Inc., Shelton, Conn. (US); and Scientific Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pomona, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/185,072.
Prior Publication US 2004/0002037 A1, Jan. 01, 2004
Int. Cl. A61C 5/08 (2006.01); A61C 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 433—220 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of placing a dental post in a tooth comprising the steps of:
forming a post hole in the dentin portion of a tooth to be restored,
coating the interior surface of said dentin portion of said post hole with a first component of a no-mix, two component, self curing cement,
placing a second component of said no-mix, two component, self curing cement into said coated dentin portion of said post hole, and
inserting a dental post into said post hole before said cement components set whereby said first and second components chemically set by contact to firmly secure said dental post within said dentin portion of said post hole.