Provided is a zirconia sintered body that suppresses discoloration due to porcelain. The zirconia sintered body comprises at least one of a coloring agent A: erbium oxide and a coloring agent B: nickel oxide, and a composite oxide of zirconium and vanadium.

The invention relates to a method to produce a dental structure with a cavity having a negative form of the structure, which is formed in an investment material, wherein flowable lithium silicate glass ceramic is pressed into the cavity. Thereby a compressive surface stress is created in the ceramic structure through the replacement of lithium ions by alkali ions, in that the model is enriched with alkali compounds and/or the model is covered with a layer of a material containing alkali ions.

The invention relates to a method to produce a dental structure with a cavity having a negative form of the structure, which is formed in an investment material, wherein flowable lithium silicate glass ceramic is pressed into the cavity. Thereby a compressive surface stress is created in the ceramic structure through the replacement of lithium ions by alkali ions, in that the model is enriched with alkali compounds and/or the model is covered with a layer of a material containing alkali ions.

The invention refers to a method for producing a dental restoration comprising a lithium silicate glass or glass ceramic as well as a dental restoration inself. The invention further refers to a ingot with the same composition having a defined strength.

Radically polymerizable dental material which contains (a) at least one polyfunctional radically polymerizable monomer, (b) at least one further radically polymerizable monomer which can be monofunctional or polyfunctional, (c) at least one photoinitiator for the radical polymerization and (d) at least one filler. The material is characterized in that the mixture of the monomers (a) and (b) has a refractive index of from 1.50 to 1.70 and in that the refractive index of the monomer mixture before the curing corresponds to the refractive index of the filler used or is higher by up to 0.013 and after the curing is higher than the refractive index of the filler by at least 0.02.

The present invention provides a method that is for producing a zirconia sintered body and by which a zirconia molded body or a zirconia pre-sintered body is sintered in a short period of time, the zirconia sintered body reproducing an aesthetic requirement and strength of an ideal dental prosthesis at the same levels as those of a zirconia sintered body obtained by general firing. The present invention relates to a method for producing a zirconia sintered body, comprising a step of firing a zirconia molded body or a zirconia pre-sintered body, wherein: the firing step comprises at least three temperature increase steps including a first temperature increase step (H1), a second temperature increase step (H2), and a third temperature increase step (H3); a temperature increase rate in the first temperature increase step (H1) is defined as HR1, a temperature increase rate in the second temperature increase step (H2) is defined as HR2, and a temperature increase rate in the third temperature increase step (H3) is defined as HR3; HR1=50 to 500° C./min, HR2=11 to 300° C./min, HR3=10 to 299° C./min, HR1>HR2, and HR2/HR3>1 are satisfied; starting temperatures in the temperature increase steps are room temperature to 500° C. in H1, 900 to 1250° C. in H2, and 1300 to 1550° C. in H3; and reaching temperatures in the temperature increase steps are 900 to 1250° C. in H1, 1300 to 1550° C. in H2, and 1400 to 1650° C. in H3.

A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with two different yttrium-containing compositions and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body.

A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with two different yttrium-containing compositions and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body.

Described herein is a dental filler material having a core made of a core material and a shell made of a shell material, where the shell material coats or covers at least a portion of the core.

The present disclosure relates to a dental ceramic article comprising ceramic components, the ceramic components having ZrO2 and Al2O3 and at least one component comprising Mn, Er or mixtures thereof, Al2O3 being present in an amount below about 0.15 wt.-% with respect to the weight of the ceramic article. The present disclosure relates also to kit of parts comprising a ceramic article and a coloring solution and processes for producing a dental ceramic article.