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Method for strengthening dental restorative material
Assignee: GC Corp
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Filing: 1984-09-14
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Granted: 1985-10-29
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Expires: 2004-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for strengthening dental restorative material is disclosed, which comprises depositing one or more inorganic salts of metals selected from rubidium, cesium, and potassium on the surface of a coated material of a dental restorative material obtained by coating and firing a dental porcelain fused to metal material. The dental restorative material is containing leucite and sodium on the surface of a dental alloy substrate, and heat treating the coated material at temperatures of 380° C. or higher but lower than the melting point of the inorganic salt and the strain temperature of the coated material. According to the method of this invention, the coated material can be strengthened with ease while maintaining its translucency and color tone, without using any special device.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobukazu Ohi
- 👤 Koji Ohno
- 👤 Hiroshi Kamohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 17:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/80; A61K6/802; A61K6/827; A61K6/20; A61K6/84
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for strengthening a dental restorative material, wherein the restorative material is obtained by coating and firing a dental porcelain fused to a metal material onto the surface of a dental alloy substrate, wherein the dental porcelain material contains leucite and sodium, said method comprising depositing at least one inorganic salt of a metal selected from rubidium, cesium, potassium or mixtures thereof on the surface of said coated material and heat treating the coated material at temperatures of 380° C. or higher, wherein said temperature is lower than the melting point of the inorganic salt and the strain temperature of the coated material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for strengthening a dental restorative material, wherein the restorative material is obtained by coating and firing a dental porcelain fused to a metal material onto the surface of a dental alloy substrate, wherein the dental porcelain material contains leucite and sodium, said method comprising depositing at least one inorganic salt of a metal selected from rubidium, cesium, potassium or mixtures thereof on the surface of said coated material and heat treating the coated material at temperatures of 380° C. or higher, wherein said temperature is lower than the melting point of the inorganic salt and the strain temperature of the coated material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method for strengthening dental restorative material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dental alloy substrate has a coefficient of thermal expansion of from 10×10 -6 /°C. to 20×10 -6 /°C., and said coated material coated and fired on the surface of said dental alloy substrate has a coefficient of thermal expansion of from 10×10 -6 /°C. to 20×10 -6 /°C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for strengthening dental restorative material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dental restorative material is heat treated for from 5 minutes to 60 minutes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
26 words
A method for strengthening dental restorative material as claimed in 2, wherein said dental restorative material is heat treated for from 5 minutes to 60 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said dental porcelain comprises potash feldspar or a mixture of potash feldspar and quartz.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said dental porcelain further comprises K 2 O, Na 2 O, B 2 O 3 , Li 2 O, BaO or a mixture thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said inorganic salt comprises rubidium carbonate, rubidium chloride, cesium chloride, potassium carbonate, potassium chloride, rubidium sulfate, cesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, potassium tertiary phosphate, potassium pyrophosphate or mixtures thereof.
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