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E Masuhara

Publications and source records attributed to E Masuhara.

At least 109 records · Page 6Linked to original sources
PubMed1977

Studies on dental self-curing resins. XV. Application of nitrene to reactive adhesive with a tooth.

Effectiveness of p-azidobenzoyloxyethyl methacrylate on the adhesion of a tooth was studied. This methacrylate, dissolved in suitable monomer solvents such as 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, was painted on ivory- or acid-etched enamel and the surface was irradiated by ultraviolet light. Photolysis of the azide produced a nitrene which was reactive with polypeptides in the tooth. As the treated surface must have affinity with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and pol(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), it was joined with a PMMA bar by the self-curing resin. The adhesive strength was 100 kg/cm2 with ivory or 65 kg/cm2 with enamel. Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto collagen may take place by the nitrene prepared in situ by photolysis of the azide. Subject to satisfactory biologic evaluation, this coupler may be useful in the development of adhesive dental filling materials and fissure sealants.

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PubMed1976

[On the polymerization of pour type resin (author's transl)].

The initial polymerization point and the polymerization progress have been observed on powder-liquid pour type acrylic resin and one-liquid pour type acrylic resin. The results are as follows: 1. In case of un-heating at the bottom of powder liquid resin, in the former stage the polymerization makes the regular progress from the bottom part to the upper of the mould, but in the latter stage it does some irregular one. In case of heating at the bottom, at first it shows a better regular progress as in the case of un-heating. 2. In case of un-heating at the bottom of one-liquid resin, in the first stage the polymerization makes the regular progress from the bottom part of the resin and at the same time from its middle of the mould, and then to the upper part and the sprue part. In case of heating at the bottom, it begins just from the heated part, then it goes quite regularly to the middle, the upper, and the sprue part, and lastly the polymerization shrinkage concentrates exclusively at the sprue part.

Acrylic Resins↗
PubMed1976

Effect of the methyl methacrylate-tributylborane sealant in preventing occlusal caries.

A newly developed pit and fissure sealant, named Enamite, was studied technologically and clinically. Major ingredients of the sealant are a solution of 3% 2-hydroxy-3-beta-naphthoxypropyl methacrylate in methyl methacrylate and poly (methyl methacrylate) powder, using tributylborane as an initiator. In comparison with other commercially available sealants, Enamite showed much greater adhesiveness to enamel, which was confirmed by scanning electron micrographic observations. The sealant was applied to 161 first molars in 99 children, aged 6-8 years, to determine the caries preventive as well as the caries retardation effect. Among the treated teeth, 98 were intact and the remaining had incipient caries. The right side teeth of each subject was assigned to the test side and the other side served as a control. Each child was evaluated every 6 months by clinical exploration and bite-wing X-ray survey. At the final examination, the electric conductivity test was also used for the caries detection. After 2 years the sealant was effective in preventing 57.1% of the occlusal caries on treated compared with control teeth. When evaluation was made by including the caries retardation effect--teeth initially carious but remaining sealed after 2 years were counted as effective--, the sealant was effective in preventing or retarding 96.3% of the occlusal caries.

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