Compositions, assemblies, and methods applied during or after a dental procedure to ameliorate fluid loss and/or promote healing, using a hydrophilic polymer sponge structure such as chitosan

Authors

Staci Ann McAdams
William David Block
Simon John McCarthy
Kenton W. Gregory, Providence Health & Services

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

10-28-2005

Abstract

Dental dressing assemblies are formed from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures, such as a densified chitosan biomaterial.

Specialty/Research Institute

Dentistry

Location

United States

Comments

Patent Number: 7,897,832

Assignee

HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. (Portland, OR)

Family ID

38023730

Serial Number

11/261,351

Tech ID

01-01-INV-F