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Uniformly fluorescing porcelain dental restorations

US4741699A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 1986
Grant dateMay 3, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C19/003
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A porcelain veneered dental restoration in which UV fluorescing agent is present in each of the opaque, body and incisal layers at a level to provide the restoration with a uniform fluorescence matching that of natural teeth.

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