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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Sumita B. Mitra, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Sumita B. Mitra, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); A61C 13/0009 (2013.01); A61C 13/001 (2013.01); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); A61C 13/0018 (2013.01); A61C 13/0019 (2013.01);
Abstract
By capturing a highly detailed three-dimensional digital model of dentition, a suitable replacement dental article be fabricated with a combination of digitally-controlled reductive processes such as milling and digitally-controlled additive processes such as digital painting. A dental article so-manufactured can provide an aesthetically pleasing, multi-chromatic appearance that closely matches surrounding dentition.