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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Bernd K. Burger, Alling, DE;
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdorf, DE;
Inventors:
Bernd K. Burger, Alling, DE;
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdorf, DE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/083 (2006.01); A61C 13/09 (2006.01); A61C 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/10 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/09 (2013.01); A61C 5/002 (2013.01); A61C 5/10 (2013.01); A61C 13/0003 (2013.01); A61C 13/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a facing for a dental restoration. The method comprises the step of providing a facing precursor from which the facing is obtainable, and wherein the facing precursor is comprised of an open-celled material. The method provides for efficient manufacturing of dental restorations with optimized characteristics.