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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Inventor:
Markus Vollmann, Gelnhausen, DE;
Assignee:
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/0018 (2013.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.02); A61C 8/0001 (2013.01); A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); A61C 13/0024 (2013.01); C03C 23/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a monolithic form body, in particular a dental restoration, comprising the steps of: providing of a blank, producing of the form body through pressing and/or machining of the blank, and softening of the form body exclusively in its surface region by irradiation with infrared radiation.