MDP inside

• After Kuraray introduced the first adhesive monomer in dental history by inventing the phosphate monomer Phenyl-P in 1976, its molecular structure has been improved by creating a molecule with even greater adhesive capability to the tooth structure and an affinity for metal. The result of this development work was the MDP monomer (10-Methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate), which convinced users by its special monomer structure. This phosphate monomer is extremely effective for enamel, dentin and on metal alloys.

• Structure of the adhesive monomer MDP		Consequently, Kuraray successfully introduced a range of products including the MDP Monomer to the market, for instance PANAVIA™, a high-performance resin cement for difficult clinical situations, bonding systems such as CLEARFIL™ SE BOND, the golden standard for adhesives, or CLEARFIL™ S³BOND, an all-in-one adhesive with excellent adhesion results. But also Kuraray’s CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER for esthetical restorations or ALLOY PRIMER, a pretreatment agent for conditioning metal (amongst others) are part of the range of high quality products. See MDP movie

  CLEARFIL™ SA CEMENT, the resin cement for daily use, contains the unique adhesive monomer MDP penetrating effectively into dentin while creating a chemical bond to hydroxyapatite. The adhesion (dentin/cement) shows no voids and an interaction zone of approx. 200 nm thickness.

  

  The interaction zone appears as a layer created by polymerizable monomer penetrating into a partially demineralized area of dentin.