What is described is a milling blank having a continuous shade gradient for production of an indirect dental restoration, composed of resin or a resin-based composite. What is also described is a method of producing such a milling blank by mixing two differently coloured pastes with continuous variation of the mixing ratio of the two pastes during the dispensing operation.

What is described is a milling blank having a continuous shade gradient for production of an indirect dental restoration, composed of resin or a resin-based composite. What is also described is a method of producing such a milling blank by mixing two differently coloured pastes with continuous variation of the mixing ratio of the two pastes during the dispensing operation.

The invention relates to glass-ceramics based on the lithium silicate system which can be mechanically machined easily in an intermediate step of crystallization and, after complete crystallisation, represent a very strong, highly-translucent and chemically-stable glass-ceramic Likewise, the invention relates to a method for the production of these glass-ceramics. The glass-ceramics according to the invention are used as dental material.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II:

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wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II:

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wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II.

Disclosed are a dental gradient color-resin ceramic restoration material and a preparation method thereof. The method includes: preparing at least two paste materials with different colors, respectively dispersing the paste materials with different colors at a certain speed and under a vacuum of -0.01-0.1 MPa to obtain at least two granular materials with different colors having an average size of 0.1 mm to 5 mm; spreading the at least two granular materials with different colors to be flat in a mould in sequence to obtain at least two layers, and then tightly combining the at least two layers at a pressure of 0.5-5 MPa to obtain a semi-finished product of a gradient color-resin ceramic restoration material; polymerizing and curing the semi-finished product at 60-200° C. and 2-50 MPa to obtain a multilayer gradient color-resin ceramic restoration material.

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 an yttrium-containing composition 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 an yttrium-containing composition 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.

The present invention provides a silicate glass that can reduce a color change in base material zirconia even when simultaneously fired with an unsintered zirconia. The present invention also provides a dental product using same. The present invention relates to a silicate glass comprising: 65.0 to 90.0 mol % SiO.sub.2, 4.0 to 15.0 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 1.0 to 10.0 mol % K.sub.2O, 0.1 to 7.0 mol % Na.sub.2O, and 0.01 to 15.0 mol % CaO, the silicate glass being essentially free of B.sub.2O.sub.3, and satisfying the relation {(number of moles of Al.sub.2O.sub.3)/(total number of moles of RO+R.sub.2O)}≥0.70, wherein R in the metal oxide represented by RO represents a metallic element in group 2 or 12 of the periodic table, and R in the metal oxide represented by R.sub.2O represents a metallic element in group 1 of the periodic table. The present invention also relates to a composite comprising the silicate glass and a base material formed of a ceramic; a sintered body as a fired product of the composite; and a dental product comprising the sintered body.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a photo-cleavable surface binding compound of the Formula I and Formula II:

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wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound.