Fluorescent glazing composition for a dental zirconia article, process of sintering and kit of parts
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMichael Jahns, Jacqueline C. Rolf, Martin Goetzinger, Holger Hauptmann
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Abstract
The invention relates to a glazing composition for a porous dental zirconia article, the glazing composition comprising liquid, glass particles, fluorescing component(s) comprising europium, optionally hydrophilic silica nano-particles, and optionally hydrophobic silica nano-particles, wherein the fluorescing component(s) can be contained in the glass particles or as separate component. The invention also relates to a process for sintering a porous dental zirconia article with a glazing composition on its surface.
Claims16
A glazing composition for a porous dental zirconia article, the glazing composition comprising
- liquid,
- glass particles,
- fluorescing component(s) comprising europium,
- wherein the fluorescing component(s) can be contained in the glass particles or as separate component,
- optionally hydrophilic silica nano-particles, and
- optionally hydrophobic silica nano-particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.