Title:
TOOTH CONTAINING IMAGE THEREON
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005034788
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A dental construct is provided, which includes: a dental construct substrate; an image layer disposed at least partially on a surface of the dental construct substrate, the image layer comprising an image or information media composed of a colorant composition, the image layer fused at a temperature and being essentially free of lead and cadmium; and, a ceramic layer disposed at least partially over a surface of the dental construct substrate and covering at least the surface of the image layer, the ceramic layer comprising at least one or both of a ceramic material and a glaze material, the ceramic layer fused at a temperature, the ceramic layer being generally transparent and essentially free of lead and cadmium. The dental construct substrate preferably has a general configuration of at least a portion of a tooth. The first layer (image layer) comprises a ceramic material, preferably a metal oxide.
Inventors:
KIM YONG WOON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/032929
Publication Date:
July 21, 2005
Filing Date:
October 06, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KIM YONG WOON (US)
International Classes:
A61C5/77; A61C13/083; A61C13/00; (IPC1-7): A61C13/08; A61C5/08; A61C5/10; A61C13/00
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