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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Malte Korten, Moorenweis, DE;
Helmar B. Mayr, Kaufering, DE;
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/10 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61C 13/08 (2006.01); A61C 13/083 (2006.01); A61C 13/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/10 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61C 13/0006 (2013.01); A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); A61C 13/082 (2013.01); A61C 13/083 (2013.01); A61C 13/09 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01);
Abstract
A system having at least one dental blank and an associated shade guide. The dental blank exhibits a non-uniform color shading, and the shade guide comprises a plurality of shade specimens each exhibiting a particular color shading representing the same color shading present in a partial area within the dental blank. A method of making a dental restoration includes the use of the system. The invention facilitates making a dental restoration having a color shading resembling the color shading of a natural tooth.