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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Ivoclar Vivadent Ag, Schaan, LI;
Sebastian Krolikowski, Lachen, CH;
Markus Rampf, Lachen, CH;
Christian Ritzberger, Grabs, CH;
Harald Bürke, Frastanz, AT;
Wolfram Höland, Schaan, LI;
Marcel Schweiger, Chur, CH;
Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, LI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium silicate glass or a lithium silicate glass ceramic which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth. The invention also relates to a lithium silicate glass and a lithium silicate glass ceramic which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.