Claims
- 1. A dental fiber reinforced structure comprising fibers and characterized in having:
a height; a width; a length of about 2 mm to about 120 mm; a maximum cross-section distance of about 1 mm to about 5 mm; and a substantially non-circular cross section shape.
- 2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the fibers are silica fibers, glass fibers, carbon fibers, graphite fibers, quartz fibers, fiberglass fibers, Kevlar fibers, or a combination thereof.
- 3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the fibers are silica fibers.
- 4. The structure of claim 1, wherein the fibers are pretensed prior to formation of the structure.
- 5. The structure of claim 1, wherein the fibers are pressed, sintered, or glued prior to formation of the structure.
- 6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the cross section shape is a square cross section, an “I” cross section, an “L” cross section, or a “U” cross section
- 7. The structure of claim 1, wherein the cross section shape is a “U” cross section.
- 8. The structure of claim 1, wherein:
the cross section shape is a “U” cross section; the height is about 3 mm to about 5 mm; and the width is about 3 mm to about 5 mm.
- 9. The structure of claim 1, further comprising a coating of polymerized resin on the fibers.
- 10. The structure of claim 1, further comprising a coating of a dental bonding agent on the fibers.
- 11. The structure of claim 1, further comprising:
a coating of a dental bonding agent on the fibers; and a coating of polymerized resin on the dental bonding agent.
- 12. The structure of claim 11, characterized as having a flexural strength of at least about 125 MPa.
- 13. The structure of claim 11, characterized as having a flexural strength of about 125 MPa to about 200 MPa.
- 14. A dental fiber reinforced structure comprising a fiber mesh and characterized in having:
a height; a width; a length of about 2 mm to about 120 mm; a maximum cross-section distance; a circular cross section; a coating of a dental bonding agent on the fiber mesh; and a coating of polymerized resin on the dental bonding agent.
- 15. The structure of claim 14, wherein the maximum cross-section distance is about 1 mm to about 5 mm.
- 16. The structure of claim 14, wherein the fiber mesh comprises silica fibers, glass fibers, carbon fibers, graphite fibers, quartz fibers, fiberglass fibers, Kevlar fibers, or a combination thereof.
- 17. The structure of claim 14, wherein the fiber mesh comprises fiberglass fibers.
- 18. The structure of claim 14, characterized as having a flexural strength of at least about 125 MPa.
- 19. The structure of claim 14, characterized as having a flexural strength of about 125 MPa to about 200 MPa.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/249,825 filed May 9, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
10249825 |
May 2003 |
US |
Child |
10830363 |
Apr 2004 |
US |