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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Robin A. Carden, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Michael J. Selberis, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provide a patient with a monolithic ceramic dental restoration in one office visit. In some embodiments, a dentist is provided with a kit containing one or more machinable blocks, a chair-side milling machine to convert a selected machinable block into a finished dental restoration, and optionally, a scanner. Machinable blocks may have a fully sintered zirconia material solid body and a sintered zirconia mandrel. A plurality of machinable blocks may be provided in multiple shape, size, or shade selections.