Abstract:
A dental coloring stamp has a transfer pad for transferring a dental coloring solution to a precursor of a dental restoration. The transfer pad is at least partially formed of an open-celled elastic sponge and has a free transfer surface. The cross-section of the transfer pad is greater than a circular area of 10 mm in diameter so that a side of a dental restoration precursor can be stamped and thus colored. The invention helps facilitating the coloring of dental restorations.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for selectively treating parts of the surface of a porous dental zirconia article, the process comprising the steps of providing a liquid composition and a porous 3-dimensional dental zirconia article having an outer and inner surface, applying the liquid composition to only a part the outer surface and/or inner surface of the porous dental zirconia article, the liquid composition comprising a whitening agent comprising a phosphorous containing component, the phosphorous containing component comprising a phosphate, phosphone or phosphine moiety, with the proviso that at least one P-O unit of the phosphate, phosphone or phosphine moiety is dissociable or able to otherwise interact with zirconia.The invention also relates to a dental zirconia article obtainable or obtained by such a process and a kit of parts comprising a container containing a certain liquid composition and a dental zirconia mill blank useful for producing a porous dental zirconia article.
Abstract:
A method of making a customized dental blank comprises the steps of providing individual tooth color information, forming an open-celled dental blank precursor, providing the open-celled dental blank precursor with color in accordance with the individual tooth color information, and compressing the dental blank precursor. The method helps maximizing the optical quality of dental restoration at minimized costs.
Abstract:
The application relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit comprising a Paste A and a Paste B, Paste A comprising water, acid-reactive inorganic filler C, non acid-reactive filler A, Paste B comprising water, polyacid, complexing agent, non acid-reactive filler B, the mean particle size of non acid-reactive filler B being larger than the mean particle size of non acid-reactive filler A, the water content of the composition obtained when mixing Paste A and Paste B being below 20 wt.-%. The application also relates to a device for storing such a kit of parts and the use of the kit of parts and/or the device for preparing a dental cement, dental filling material, dental core build up material or dental root channel filling material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process of treating parts of the surface of a porous dental ceramic article comprising the steps of: a) providing a composition and a porous dental ceramic article having an outer surface, b) applying the composition to only a part of the outer surface of the porous dental ceramic article, c) optionally drying the porous dental ceramic article, and d) optionally firing the porous dental ceramic article, the composition comprising: a liquid being miscible with water, but not being water, a whitening agent comprising nano-sized metal oxide particles, metal ion containing components or mixtures thereof, a stabilizer (e.g. acid, base, complexing agent or mixture thereof). the porous dental ceramic article showing a N2 adsorption and/or desorption of isotherm type IV according to IUPAC classification. The invention also relates to a dental ceramic article obtainable by a process.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a porous dental milling block comprising at least two geometrically defined Material Sections A and B, Material Section A comprising a tetragonal zirconia crystal phase in an amount A-T in % and a cubic zirconia crystal phase in an amount A-C in %, Material Section B comprising cubic zirconia crystal phase in an amount B-T in % and cubic zirconia crystal phase in an amount B-C in %, wherein (amount of tetragonal phase A-T in %)/(amount of cubic phase content A-C in %)>1 and (amount of tetragonal phase content B-T in %)/(amount of cubic phase content B-C in %)
Abstract:
The invention relates to a set of porous zirconia dental mill blanks comprising at least two differently colored porous zirconia dental mill blanks, the porous zirconia dental mill blanks comprising zirconia, yttria, coloring ions, and optionally alumina, comprising multiple layers with different yttria content, having a bottom layer and a top layer, the content of yttria and coloring ions in mol % changing in opposite direction to each other from the bottom layer to the top layer, and the content of yttria and coloring ions in mol % being adjusted to provide an essentially constant ratio of the sum of yttria and coloring ions in mol % between the top layer and the bottom layer for the at least two differently colored zirconia dental mill blanks. The invention also relates to a process of producing such a set.
Abstract:
Process for treating a porous dental zirconia block with a coloring solution, the process comprising the steps of providing a porous dental zirconia block having two opposing surfaces, surface U and surface L, treating the upper surface U of the porous dental zirconia block with a coloring solution A1, wherein the coloring solution is provided with a volume VA1, turning the porous dental zirconia block around, treating the lower surface L with a coloring solution A2 which is provided with a volume VA2. wherein the coloring solutions A1 and A2 comprise a solvent and coloring ions, wherein the volume of at least one of the coloring solutions A1 or A2 is applied in portions, wherein the following condition is met: Vo=ΣVAX, with x≥2, with Vo being the overall amount of coloring solution used to infiltrate the porous dental zirconia block.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a dental zirconia mill blank comprising a porous zirconia material, the porous zirconia material comprising Zr oxide, Y oxide, optionally Al oxide, Bi oxide, Tb oxide, Er oxide, Cr oxide, the porous zirconia material not comprising Fe oxide calculated as Fe2O3 of more than 0.01 wt. %, Mn oxide calculated as MnO2 of more than 0.005 wt. %, Co oxide calculated as Co2O3 of more than 0.005 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the weight of the porous zirconia material. The invention also relates to a process of producing such a dental zirconia mill blank and a dental restoration which can be machined from the dental zirconia mill blank. Further, the invention relates to a kit of parts comprising such a dental zirconia mill blank and a dental cement.
Abstract:
A method of making a monolithic dental restoration. The method includes the steps of providing a monolithic precursor of a dental restoration and firing the monolithic dental restoration precursor to provide the monolithic dental restoration. The zirconia material of both the dental restoration precursor as well as the dental restoration has a relative density of greater than 98% of the theoretic density of the zirconia material. The invention helps providing a color of a non-glazed dental restoration which resembles the color of a glazed dental restoration.