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Castable glass-ceramic composition useful as dental restorative

Assignee: Dentsply Sirona Inc
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Filing: 1983-10-17
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Granted: 1985-05-07
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Expires: 2003-10-17
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Abstract

Abstract A glass ceramic, useful in making dental crowns and bridges, consisting essentially of: - Broad Range, Preferred -Component Mole Percent Mole % -Li2O 24-33 29.5 +/- 1 -SiO2 37-74.3 59.0 +/- 3,-2 -Al2O3 0.5-4 1.5 +/- 0.5 -CaO 1-10 6.0 +/- 1 -P2O5 0.2-4 2.0 + 0.5,-1 -TiO 0-4 1.0 +/- 0.5 -ZrO2 0-4 1.0 +/- 0.5 -MgO 0-2 - -K2O 0-2 - -

Inventors

  • 👤 Jenn-Ming Wu
  • 👤 Warren R. Cannon
  • 👤 Carlino Panzera

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C4/00; C03C4/0007; C03C4/0021; A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/802; A61K6/807; A61K6/816; A61K6/818; A61K6/824; A61K6/831; A61K6/833; C03C10/00; C03C10/0018; C03C10/0027

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 76 words
A glass-ceramic having high strength and a high softening temperature, consisting essentially of the following constituents, on a mole percent basis: ______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 28.5-30.5 SiO.sub.2 57-62 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 1-2 CaO 5-7 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 1-2.5 TiO.sub.2 0.5-1.5 ZrO.sub.2 0.5-1.5 ______________________________________ wherein the crystalline phase is lithium disilicate, said glass ceramic having a flexural strength of from about 40,000 psi to about 52,000 psi, and a softening temperature of from about 750° C. to about 825° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 76 words
A glass-ceramic having high strength and a high softening temperature, consisting essentially of the following constituents, on a mole percent basis: ______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 28.5-30.5 SiO.sub.2 57-62 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 1-2 CaO 5-7 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 1-2.5 TiO.sub.2 0.5-1.5 ZrO.sub.2 0.5-1.5 ______________________________________ wherein the crystalline phase is lithium disilicate, said glass ceramic having a flexural strength of from about 40,000 psi to about 52,000 psi, and a softening temperature of from about 750° C. to about 825° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 9 words
A dental restoration comprising the glass-ceramic of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
The glass-ceramic of claim 1 having the following composition, on a mole percent basis: ______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 29.5 SiO.sub.2 59.0 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 1.5 CaO 6.0 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 2.0 TiO.sub.2 1.0 ZrO.sub.2 1.0 ______________________________________
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 9 words
A dental restoration comprising the glass-ceramic of claim 3.

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