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Dental prostheses

US5064731A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 1990
Grant dateNov 12, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dental prosthesis comprises an inner layer portion and an outer layer portion. The outer layer portion is a dental porcelain material, while the inner layer portion is a sintered product which, after sintering, is composed of: (i) 40 to 95% by weight of one or (two or) more electric conductive ceramic materials selected from the group consisting of nitride ceramics, boride ceramics and carbide ceramics, all having a specific electric resistance of 10.sup.-1 .OMEGA..multidot.cm or below, and (ii) 5 to 60% by weight of the following (A) and/or (B): PA1 (A) a dental porcelain material, and PA1 (B) one or (two or) more metals selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Au, Pt, Pd, Ag, In and Sn.

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