US 12,233,138 B2
Heating of dental materials using overtone signatures, absorbing dyes and material properties
John Baeten, Oak Creek, WI (US); Alex Johnson, Racine, WI (US); and Brett Arand, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to INTER-MED, INC., Racine, WI (US)
Filed by INTER-MED, INC., Racine, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,286.
Application 17/472,286 is a continuation of application No. 16/804,138, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,219,579.
Application 16/804,138 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,205, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,588,829, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Application 16/246,205 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/019260, filed on Feb. 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/462,133, filed on Feb. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0062115 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 13/15 (2006.01); A61C 13/14 (2006.01); A61C 13/20 (2006.01); A61K 6/52 (2020.01); A61K 6/54 (2020.01); A61K 6/831 (2020.01); A61K 6/887 (2020.01); B32B 27/18 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2020.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); C08F 2/44 (2006.01); C08F 2/50 (2006.01)
CPC A61K 6/54 (2020.01) [A61C 13/14 (2013.01); A61C 13/20 (2013.01); A61C 19/003 (2013.01); A61K 6/52 (2020.01); A61K 6/831 (2020.01); A61K 6/887 (2020.01); B32B 27/18 (2013.01); A61K 41/00 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); C08F 2/44 (2013.01); C08F 2/50 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating a tooth of a subject in need
thereof comprising:
applying a dental photopolymerizable material to a tooth surface cavity;
polymerizing the dental photopolymerizable material in situ with a device having at least one photon energy emission source that produces at least two discrete emission spectra; wherein;
at least one emission spectra is used for curing the dental photopolymerizable material, and
a second, separate emission spectra is used to elevate the dental photopolymerizable material's temperature above ambient temperature during polymerization, and the second, separate emission spectra is simultaneously used with the at least one emission spectra for curing the dental photopolymerizable material.