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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2019
Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc., Kurashiki, JP;
Shinichiro Kato, Aichi, JP;
Yoshihisa Ito, Aichi, JP;
KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC., Kurashiki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a zirconia pre-sintered body that can be fired into a sintered body having translucency and strength suited for dental use (particularly, at the dental clinic), even with a short firing time. The present invention relates to a zirconia pre-sintered body comprising: zirconia; and a stabilizer capable of inhibiting a phase transformation of zirconia, wherein the zirconia predominantly comprises a monoclinic crystal system, and the zirconia pre-sintered body comprises a plurality of layers that differ from each other in the content of the stabilizer relative to the total mole of the zirconia and the stabilizer.