Lithium silicate glass ceramic comprising copper
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorsMarc Dittmer, Markus Rampf, Christian Ritzberger, Katrin Sulser
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Abstract
Lithium silicate glass ceramics and precursors thereof are described, which comprise copper and are characterized by very good mechanical and optical properties and can be used in particular as restorative materials in dentistry.
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A lithium silicate glass ceramic, comprising 0.001 to 1.0 wt.-% copper, calculated as CuO, wherein the copper is at least partially present as elemental copper, and wherein the elemental copper is present in the form of particles which have an average size D50 of 0.1 to 100 nm.
A lithium silicate glass ceramic comprising 0.001 to 1.0 wt.-% copper, calculated as CuO, wherein the copper is at least partially present as elemental copper, and wherein the elemental copper is present in the form of particles which have an average size D50 of 0.1 to 100 nm, wherein the lithium silicate glass ceramic is in a form of a dental restoration and wherein the dental restoration comprises a bridge, inlay, onlay, veneer, abutment, partial crown, crown or facet.
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