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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Ajmal Khan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlino Panzera, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Dmitri G. Brodkin, Livingston, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ajmal Khan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlino Panzera, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Dmitri G. Brodkin, Livingston, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, LI;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/083 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dental article includes yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline ceramic, and no more than about 0.15 wt. % of one or more coloring agents of one or more of: Pr, Tb, Cr, Nd, Co, oxides thereof, and combinations thereof, whereby the dental article is provided with a color corresponding to a natural tooth shade; and wherein the dental article has a flexural strength of at least about 800 MPa. Corresponding methods are also described.