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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Robin A. Carden, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Michael J. Selberis, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus that permit a dentist to provide a patient with a monolithic ceramic dental restoration (e.g., crown, bridge, or the like) in one office visit. In some embodiments, a dentist is provided with a kit containing one or more near net shape (NNS) millable blanks of various shapes and shades, chair-side software, and a chair-side milling machine to convert a selected millable blank into a finished, fully contoured restoration in about one hour or less. Each such millable blank may be, for example, a dental ceramic (e.g., fully sintered zirconia, fully crystallized lithium silicate, fully crystallized lithium disilicate, or the like) NNS component. In some embodiments, the NNS component includes an integral mandrel at a precise location and orientation to minimize the amount of milling time.