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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2021
Applicant:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dongkyu Kim, Irvine, CA (US);
Akash, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/00 (2006.01); C04B 41/45 (2006.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); C04B 41/89 (2006.01); A61K 6/818 (2020.01); C04B 111/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/009 (2013.01); A61K 6/818 (2020.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 41/457 (2013.01); C04B 41/4535 (2013.01); C04B 41/89 (2013.01); C04B 2111/82 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3224 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3241 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3275 (2013.01); C04B 2235/44 (2013.01); C04B 2235/606 (2013.01); C04B 2235/616 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6567 (2013.01); C04B 2235/77 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ceramic body is provided that is suitable for use in dental applications to provide a natural aesthetic appearance. A colorized ceramic body is formed that has at least one color region and a color gradient region. A ceramic body is formed having at least two color regions and a color gradient that forms a transition region between two color regions. A method for making the colorized ceramic body includes unidirectional infiltration of a coloring composition into the ceramic body.