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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:

Dmitri Brodkin, West Orange, NJ (US);

Carlino Panzera, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Paul Panzera, Mt. Holly, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Pentron Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 1/004 ; A61C 5/08 ; A61C 1/3083 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 1/004 ; A61C 5/08 ; A61C 1/3083 ;
Abstract

Micaceous glass-ceramics are useful in the fabrication of single and multi-unit dental restorations including but not limited to orthodontic appliances, bridges, space maintainers, tooth replacement appliances, splints, crowns, partial crowns, dentures, posts, teeth, jackets, inlays, onlays, facing, veneers, facets, implants, abutments, cylinders, and connectors by machining the glass-ceramic using CAM/CAM devices. The micaceous glass-ceramics are provided in a plurality of shades and colors to adequately match the colors and shades of teeth found in 95% or more of the human population.


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