Ceramic fused fiber enhanced dental materials
US5951295A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08K2003/2227
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides novel and unique filler compositions and ceramic enhanced dental materials. The preferred embodiment of the composition and the ceramic dental restorative materials made therefrom comprise a rigid three-dimensional network of fibers fused together at their points of contact wherein said network is greater than 60% by volume void space, has mean pore diameters greater than 10 microns, or both.
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