Dental material

Abstract

A white, substantially non-iron containing dental material formed from Portland cement. The material may be a dental cement, dental restorative or the like.

1 . A dental material comprising Portland cement and which contains less than about 0.5 percent by weight of iron oxide based upon 100 percent by weight of the material.  
     
     
         2 . A dental material as in  claim 1  which is white in color.  
     
     
         3 . A dental material as in  claim 1 , comprising from about 61 to about 70 weight percent calcia, from about 19 to about 29 weight percent silica, from about 5 to about 15 weight percent alumina and from 0 to about 0.5 weight iron, based upon 100 weight percent of the material.