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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Malte Korten, Moorenweis, DE;
Daniel Oberpertinger, Gauting, DE;
Rudolf Schmid, Eichenau, DE;
Anja B. Fischer, Hechendorf, DE;
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, S. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing a dental restoration from a partially-sintered or non-sintered blank using a three-dimensional dental restoration model, comprising the steps of: generating at least one or more first milling path for rough and/or fine milling; determining areas or zones of increased stress in the three-dimensional dental restoration model and generating at least one modified milling path; machining the blank by milling utilizing one or more first milling paths; selectively machining parts of the blank utilizing at least one modified milling path; and sintering the machined blank.