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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Bhaskar V. Velamakanni, Woodbury, MN (US);
Todd D. Jones, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bhaskar V. Velamakanni, Woodbury, MN (US);
Todd D. Jones, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/10 (2006.01); A61C 5/08 (2006.01); A61C 13/09 (2006.01); A61K 6/00 (2006.01); A61K 6/02 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/10 (2013.01); A61C 5/08 (2013.01); A61C 13/0003 (2013.01); A61C 13/09 (2013.01); A61K 6/0008 (2013.01); A61K 6/0017 (2013.01); A61K 6/0094 (2013.01); A61K 6/024 (2013.01); A61K 6/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods of improving the wear resistance and aesthetic properties of dental articles though use of ceramics and microparticles, as well as dental articles having an abrasion resistant microparticle and ceramic coating thereon.