Glazing dental constructs
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsDavid G. Grossman, Michael A. Karnas, Ronald E. Johnson
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Abstract
A method of applying a surface glaze to a dental construct. The method includes associating glazing material with a carrier composed of a highly flexible and removable material, assembling the construct and carrier with the construct positioned within the carrier, forcing the carrier onto the construct by differential fluid pressure, removing the carrier, and maturing the glazing material to a glaze. The method finds particular application in applying coloration, either uniformly or in a pattern, to a dental construct.
Claims25
A method of glazing a dental construct having a complex surface which comprises associating glazing material with a carrier, the carrier being composed of a highly flexible and stretchable film or sheet of organic material, assembling the construct and carrier so that the construct is positioned adjacent the carrier, subjecting the assembly to a differential pressure treatment to force the carrier into intimate contact with the construct surface, removing the organic carrier to leave the glazing material on the construct surface, and maturing the glazing material to a glaze on the construct surface.
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