silica/dental caries

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to consumable devices that can be consumed by exothermic reaction which are used for piercing and opening tapping passages in melting furnaces that use plugs made of clay or mixtures of, inter alia, alumina, silica and carbon, used in the smelting of ores

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for fabricating solar lenses, particularly to a multi-cavity injection-molding method for fabricating solar lenses. 2. Description of the Related Art Various substitute energies have been developed to

FIELD OF APPLICATION The invention relates to medicine, namely, to stomatology, and concerns specifically a formulation for prophylaxis of oral cavity diseases. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION There are known formulations for prevention of dental caries and periodontium diseases in the form of tooth-pastes,

BACKGROUND Mesoporous silica nanomaterials find use in a variety of applications such as catalysis, separations, drug delivery, and gas adsorption wherein a large pore volume is advantageous. The pores in these materials are formed based on a surfactant template assembled ahead of silica

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates broadly to dental materials containing nano-sized particles dispersed in a hardenable resin. These materials can be used as restoratives, adhesives, cements, orthodontic devices, mill blanks and prostheses. More specifically, the invention relates to

The present invention relates to a method of producing the hollow silica microparticles. The hollow silica microparticles having a surface processed with a silane compound, compositions for forming a transparent coating film containing the hollow silica microparticles, and a substrate having a

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a U.S. national stage application of PCT/JP2010/068070 filed on Oct. 14, 2010, and claims priority to, and incorporates by reference, Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-237785 filed on Oct. 14, 2009 and No. 2010-099954 filed on Apr. 23,

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an oral composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to an oral composition comprising fused silica and a dental abrasive. BACKGROUND Teeth discoloration results from deposition of chromogenic substances called stains on the teeth,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the forming of integrated circuits. More specifically, the present application relates to the forming of cavities in insulating layers. 2. Description of the Related Art In many integrated devices, in particular

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cholesterol and glycolipids self-associate in lipid bilayers to form organized compositional microdomains (Thompson, T. E., et al., Annu. Rev. Biophys. Chem. 14:361 (1985)). Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins and other lipid-linked proteins may

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to solid state lasers and more particularly to Q-switched lasers for producing high peak power pulses. Q-switching is a technique used to obtain high peak power laser pulses. Q-switching is performed by modulating the losses in a laser

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to medical devices and, more particularly, to laser devices for forming channels in occluded blood vessels. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION When plaque deposits in blood vessels obstruct flow, the plaque blockage is commonly surgically bypassed by extracting

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to solid state lasers and more particularly to Q-switched lasers for producing high peak power pulses. Q-switching is a technique used to obtain high peak power laser pulses. Q-switching is performed by modulating the losses in a laser

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention: The invention herein relates to methods for the analysis of endothelial cell surface molecules, primarily proteins and lipids, and use of such analyses for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. 2. Description of the Prior Art: In recent years,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of dental restorations, and in particular to the field of composite resin restorations including those in cervical, occlusal or posterior interproximal sites. Composite dental restorative materials are described in U.S. Pat. No.