| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/FI95/00539 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 2, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 2, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 2, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/10985 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 18, 1996A pharmaceutical preparation, including a glass phase which is bioactive silica containing glass in the form of a paste, suspension or solution mixed in a physiologically suitable liquid or bound to a physiologically suitable vehicle, and which preparation reduces the pulpal irritation or a tooth and/or strengthens the structure of a tooth. Bioactive silica containing glass may be a material which contains only Si-oxide or Si-hydroxide and which allows the formation and movement of Si-OH-groups. Preferably, the preparation also contains calcium and phosphate sources. |