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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yan Yang, Irvine, CA (US);
Sreeram Balasubramanian, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2006.01); A61K 6/818 (2020.01); A61K 6/824 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2013.01); A61K 6/818 (2020.01); A61K 6/824 (2020.01); C04B 2235/3225 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3246 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5436 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5463 (2013.01); C04B 2235/77 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9646 (2013.01);
Abstract
A zirconia ceramic material for use in dental applications is provided comprising an yttria-stabilized zirconia material stabilized with 5 mol % yttria to 8 mol % yttria, and methods for making a sintered body from the ceramic material. The zirconia ceramic materials exhibit both enhanced translucency and a flexural strength of at least 300 MPa, or at least 500 MPa, when fully sintered.