A dental prosthesis, typically formed in a press to metal process, includes application of a porcelain composition sufficient to form a veneer on a dental prosthesis supporting metal structure, the composition having an integrated tooth-like translucency providing an aesthetic appearance. The composition is formed of a dentin frit and an enamel frit, typically sintered into a desired ingot shape including an amount of composition sufficient to veneer the prosthesis. The porcelain composition is a component of a kit that includes opaquers, other porcelains and stains useful in finishing to provide an aesthetic prosthesis.

The present invention relates to a composition of an intracanal medication agent for medicating root canals for a predetermined period of time. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an intracanal medication composition based on a calcium hydroxide component, comprising: calcium hydroxide or a calcium hydroxide producing component as a powder component; and at least one of diethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (DEGEE) as a liquid component.

The invention relates to a method for the production of a restoration from a blank consisting of, or containing, a lithium silicate glass ceramic, wherein at least two layers of ceramic material of different compositions are filled into a mold layer-by-layer and after filling of the layers they are then pressed and sintered, wherein after filling of a first layer this is structured on its surface in such a way that the first layer, viewed across its surface, differs in its height from region to region, and then a layer with a composition that differs from the first layer is filled as a second layer into the mold. After sintering the dental restoration is produced from the blank by mechanical working.

The present invention relates to a dental composition including cement and a non-aqueous liquid, wherein the cement includes a first domain including alite, a second domain including belite, and a matrix located between one or more selected from the group consisting of the first domain and the second domain and configured to include silicon (Si)-atom-doped tricalcium aluminate (3CaO.Al.sub.2O.sub.3). A dental hydraulic composition according to the present invention is a single ointment-type composition, and is thus easy to use and exhibits a good aesthetic appearance, high curability and high biocompatibility.

The present invention provides a paste-like dental glass composition having good ease of handling due to a reduction in paste runniness while enabling accurate shade adjustments with no discoloration to hues such as black or grey after firing. The present invention relates to a paste-like dental glass composition comprising a glass powder (A), and an organic solvent (B) having two or less hydroxyl groups within the molecule and a viscosity at 20 C. of 2,500 mPa.Math.s or less, and being essentially free of an organic compound having three or more hydroxyl groups within the molecule.

The present invention provides a paste-like dental glass composition having good ease of handling due to a reduction in paste runniness while enabling accurate shade adjustments with no discoloration to hues such as black or grey after firing. The present invention relates to a paste-like dental glass composition comprising a glass powder (A), and an organic solvent (B) having two or less hydroxyl groups within the molecule and a viscosity at 20 C. of 2,500 mPa.Math.s or less, and being essentially free of an organic compound having three or more hydroxyl groups within the molecule.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a dental curable composition includes: polymerizable monomers; inorganic particles (A1) and/or inorganic particles (A2) (excluding the inorganic particles (A2); and inorganic particles (B). The inorganic particles (A1) are surface-treated with a compound expressed by a general formula (1) and have a volume-median particle size of greater than or equal to 0.1 m and less than or equal to 0.9 m. The inorganic particles (A2) are surface-treated with a compound expressed by a general formula (2) and have a volume-median particle size of greater than or equal to 0.1 m and less than or equal to 0.9 m. The inorganic particles (B) are particles where a group expressed by a general formula (A) is present at surfaces, are particles where a group expressed by a general formula (B) is present at surfaces, and/or are particles surface-treated with a compound expressed by a general formula (3) and have an average primary particle size of greater than or equal to 5 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. A ratio of a mass of the inorganic particles (B) to a total mass of the inorganic particles (A1), the inorganic particles (A2), and the inorganic particles (B) is greater than or equal to 0.001 and less than or equal to 0.015.

A method for producing an acid-reactive glass powder, an acid-reactive glass powder obtained by the method, and a dental glass ionomer cement composition comprising the acid-reactive glass powder. The dental glass ionomer cement composition has good mixing property, a sufficient working time, and simultaneously can make the dental glass ionomer cement composition exhibit superior mechanical properties. More specifically, a method for producing an acid-reactive glass powder wherein an acid-reactive glass powder having a range of 2 to 10 ?m of a 50% particle size is obtainable by pulverizing a large-particle-size acid-reactive glass powder having a range of 250 to 3000 ?m of a 50% particle size in a state where a small-particle-size acid-reactive glass powder having a range of 1 to 5 ?m of a 50% particle size coexists.

Disclosed herein are methods for creating opalescence in dental materials and restorations, compositions used in such methods, and the resultant dental materials and restorations. More particularly, the opalescence may be created by directly embedding opalescent particles into a matrix material. In some embodiments, photonic crystals are embedded in the dental material to achieve the opalescent effect. Photonic crystal particles may be embedded in dental materials matrices such as ceramics, composites, and polymers, and can generate opalescence in the materials. Some embodiments disclose compositions for applying the opalescence to a dental restoration.

Disclosed herein are methods for creating opalescence in dental materials and restorations, compositions used in such methods, and the resultant dental materials and restorations. More particularly, the opalescence may be created by directly embedding opalescent particles into a matrix material. In some embodiments, photonic crystals are embedded in the dental material to achieve the opalescent effect. Photonic crystal particles may be embedded in dental materials matrices such as ceramics, composites, and polymers, and can generate opalescence in the materials. Some embodiments disclose compositions for applying the opalescence to a dental restoration.