| abstract |
Provided are a substituted sugar compound, a dental composition containing the substituted sugar compound, and a method of using the dental composition. In one embodiment, the substituted sugar amide compound includes a hydrophobic group and at least one free radical polymerizable group, and the hydrophobic group is bonded to the ethylenically unsaturated carbon atom of the free radical polymerizable group. On condition that it is not. The hydrophobic group is usually bonded to the nitrogen atom of the sugar amine residue or the carbonyl moiety of the sugar amide residue. [Selection figure] None |