The invention relates to an arrangement of a furnace and of bulk material of glass particles, said furnace (10) comprising a pressing punch (36), a pressure, distance and/or speed sensor and a control device for controlling a pressing process based on the output signal of the sensor. The sensor detects at least a pressure, position and/or motion parameter of the pressing punch (36). The pressing punch (36) acts on the bulk material of glass particles (32)—possibly via an interposed ram (28)—, said glass particles being guided and crystallizable in a press channel (30). The trigger criterion for the process control is a change of at least a motion parameter of the pressing punch (36) upon softening of the bulk material of glass particles (32) which change is detected by the sensor.

The invention relates to a medical form body of lithium silicate glass ceramic. To increase its strength it is proposed that in the form body comprising lithium silicate glass or containing lithium silicate glass the lithium ions are replaced by alkali ions of greater diameter to generate a surface compressive stress. To this end the form body is covered with a melt containing an alkali metal for which an aliquoted quantity of salt containing the alkali metal is used.

The invention relates to a medical form body of lithium silicate glass ceramic. To increase its strength it is proposed that in the form body comprising lithium silicate glass or containing lithium silicate glass the lithium ions are replaced by alkali ions of greater diameter to generate a surface compressive stress. To this end the form body is covered with a melt containing an alkali metal for which an aliquoted quantity of salt containing the alkali metal is used.

A dental restoration material made from a dental hydraulic cement that includes ultrafine calcium silicate (UCS) particles, in the presence of a limited amount of water, so that the hydraulic cement fast hardens while providing a material having suitable mechanical properties for dental restoration, and especially a high compressive strength.

A dental restoration material made from a dental hydraulic cement that includes ultrafine calcium silicate (UCS) particles, in the presence of a limited amount of water, so that the hydraulic cement fast hardens while providing a material having suitable mechanical properties for dental restoration, and especially a high compressive strength.

A biomimetic composite material includes a bioactive cement material, an autologous dentin matrix, and an inorganic nano-reinforcement material. A dental implant includes a body including a biomimetic composite material, wherein the biomimetic composite material includes a bioactive cement material, an autologous dentin matrix, and an inorganic nano-reinforcement material.

A biomimetic composite material includes a bioactive cement material, an autologous dentin matrix, and an inorganic nano-reinforcement material. A dental implant includes a body including a biomimetic composite material, wherein the biomimetic composite material includes a bioactive cement material, an autologous dentin matrix, and an inorganic nano-reinforcement material.

To provide a dental porcelain paste which can maintain maintaining the paste state and have excellent application property for a long period of time and hardly causes carbonization or bubbles due to the influence of an organic component or a polymer component during firing. The present invention provides a dental porcelain paste for preparing a dental prosthesis device, comprising: 50.0 to 80.0 wt. % of a glass powder (a) having a maximum particle diameter of 100 μm or less and an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm, 0.5 to 10.0 wt. % of a hydrophobized fine particle silica (b) having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm, and 10.0 to 49.5 wt. % of an organic solvent (c) having a boiling point it is within (bp) of 100 to 300° C.

To provide a dental porcelain paste which can maintain maintaining the paste state and have excellent application property for a long period of time and hardly causes carbonization or bubbles due to the influence of an organic component or a polymer component during firing. The present invention provides a dental porcelain paste for preparing a dental prosthesis device, comprising: 50.0 to 80.0 wt. % of a glass powder (a) having a maximum particle diameter of 100 μm or less and an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm, 0.5 to 10.0 wt. % of a hydrophobized fine particle silica (b) having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm, and 10.0 to 49.5 wt. % of an organic solvent (c) having a boiling point it is within (bp) of 100 to 300° C.

Provided is a photocurable composition that contains a polymerizable monomer (A), a spherical filler (B) having an average particle size within the range of 230-1000 nm, and a polymerization initiator (C), the photocurable composition being such that: 90% or more of the individual particles that constitute the spherical filler (B) are within a range of ±5% of the average particle size; the polymerizable monomer (A) and the spherical filler (B) satisfy condition (X1) represented by formula (1): nP<nF (where nP represents the refractive index at 25° C. of a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable monomer (A), and nF represents the refractive index at 25° C. of the spherical filler (B)); and the polymerization initiator (C) includes a photosensitizing compound (C1), a tertiary amine compound (C2), and a photoacid generator (C3).