DENTAL RESTORATION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DENTAL RESTORATION

Abstract

A dental restoration, a method for the production of a dental restoration and a kit. The dental restoration comprises an outer component, in particular a shell, and an inner component, in particular a core. The inner component and the outer component contain composite material. The outer component is mountable or mounted on the inner component. The inner component is designed for attachment onto a tooth preparation, in particular a tooth stump.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A dental restoration comprising an outer component and an inner component, wherein said inner component and said outer component both contain a composite material, said outer component is mountable or mounted on said inner component, and said inner component is designed for attachment onto a tooth preparation.

17. The dental restoration according to claim 16, wherein said inner component has a lower translucency than said outer component and/or the translucency difference between said inner component and said outer component lies in the range from 5 to 15%.

18. The dental restoration according to claim 17, wherein the translucency of said outer component lies in the range from 25 to 40% and/or the translucency of said inner component lies in the range from 10 to 28%.

19. The dental restoration according to claim 16, wherein said inner component and said outer component are glued together, at least in some regions, in such a way that a cohesive bond is formed.

20. A method for production of a dental restoration (1) according to claim 16, comprising the steps: providing CAD/CAM data for a tooth preparation; producing an outer component from a first composite block or from a first region of a composite block comprising at least two regions and producing an inner component from a second composite block or from a second region of the composite block comprising at least two regions; and designing said inner component for attachment onto a tooth preparation.

21. The method according to claim 20, comprising the step of mounting said outer component on said inner component.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein said tooth preparation is a tooth stump for the production of an individualized restoration.

23. The method according to claim 20, wherein a translucency of at least some region of said second composite block or of said second region of said composite block is lower than a translucency of said first composite block or of said first region of said composite block and/or a translucency difference of said first and said second composite block or of said first region and said second region of said composite block lies in the range from 5 to 15%.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the translucency of said first composite block or of said first region of said composite block lies in the range from 25 to 40% and/or the translucency of said second composite block or said second region of said composite block lies in the range from 10 to 28%.

25. The method according to claim 20, wherein said inner component and said outer component or said first region and said second region of said composite block are glued together, at least in some regions, in such a way in such a way that a cohesive bond is formed.

26. A kit for production of dental restorations comprising an outer component and an inner component having: several first composite blocks for the production of outer components, wherein translucencies of said first composite blocks are different, with the translucencies of said first composite blocks lying in the range from 25 to 40%, and several second composite blocks for the production of inner components, translucencies of said second composite blocks are different, with the translucencies of said second composite blocks lying in the range from 10 to 28%, or several composite blocks having a first region for the production of outer components and a second region for production of inner components, wherein translucencies of said first regions are different and/or the translucencies of said second regions are different, with the translucencies of said first regions lying in the range from 25 to 40%, and/or the translucencies of said second regions lying in the range from 10 to 28%.

27. The kit according to claim 26, wherein the kit comprises directions for use.

28. A composite block having at least one first region for the production of an outer component and a second region for the production of an inner component and a dental restoration, wherein said first region and said second region consist of a composite material.

29. The composite block according to claim 28, wherein a translucency of said first region and a translucency of said second region are different and/or at least some regions of said first region have a lower translucency than said second region.

30. The composite block according to claim 29, wherein the translucency difference lies in the range from 5 to 15%.

31. The composite block according to claim 29, wherein the translucency of said second region lies in the range from 10 to 28 and/or the translucency of said first regions lies in the range from 25 to 40%.

32. The composite block according to claim 28, wherein a contact region of said first region for contacting with said second region in a contact region between said first region and said second region is an inside taper.

33. The composite block according to claim 28, wherein said first region and said second region are glued together, at least in some regions, in such a way that a cohesive bond is formed.

Description

[0043] The invention is explained in more detail on the basis of practical examples given by way of example.

[0044] FIG. 1: shows a diagrammatic cross-section representation of one embodiment of the restoration according to the invention,

[0045] FIG. 2: a flow diagram of one embodiment of the method according to the invention,

[0046] FIG. 3: a diagrammatic representation of a composite block having two regions, and

[0047] FIG. 4: a diagrammatic representation of a composite block having three regions.

[0048] FIG. 1 shows a dental restoration 1 comprising a shell 2 and a core 3. The shell 2 and the core 3 are made of composite material. The shell 2 is glued together with the core 3 in the contact region 4 between the shell 2 and the core 3. As the adhesive, an acrylic-containing adhesive which has a similar composite composition to the shell 2 and the core 3 is used. The gluing in the contact region 4 results in a bond with cohesive fracture properties. In fracture tests, the bond does not fracture at the gluing site or gluing surface but rather in the material of the shell 2 or the core 3. The bond of shell 2 and core 3 forms a cohesive bond. The core 3 is designed such that it can be attached onto a tooth preparation. The core 3 has a lower translucency than the shell 2. The translucency difference between shell 2 and core 3 lies in the range from 5 to 15%.

[0049] By way of example, the shell 2 has a translucency of 30% and the core a translucency of 20%.

[0050] The thickness of the shell 2 decreases in the regions of the dental restoration 1 positioned cervically in the use situation. The shell 2 is thus designed tapering. In this way, the natural tooth is realistically imitated in order to ensure an aesthetically pleasing transition between the restoration and the natural tooth substance.

[0051] FIG. 2 shows a flow diagram of one embodiment of the process according to the invention. The process relates to the production of a dental restoration. The process comprises the step I of the provision of CAD/CAM data of a tooth preparation for the production of an individualized restoration. In this way, the individual features of a tooth preparation are taken into account in the process and an individual restoration is made possible.

[0052] The process comprises the step II, wherein a shell (see shell 2 in FIG. 1) is produced from a first composite block and a core (see core 3 in FIG. 1) from a second composite block. This takes place in a CAD/CAM process. The translucency of the second composite block for the production of the core is lower than the translucency of the first composite block for the production of the shell. The translucency difference between shell and core is in the range from 5 to 15%. The core is designed for attachment onto the tooth preparation.

[0053] The process further comprises the step III, wherein the shell and the core are glued together. The gluing results in the advantageous properties of the restoration as explained for FIG. 1 as regards a cohesive bond. Furthermore, in this way the shell and the core of a dental restoration are produced individualized; at the same time translucencies and colour intensities are taken into account, which results in an excellent aesthetic effect.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows a composite block 11 having a first region 12 and a second region 13. The first region 12 and the second region 13 are bonded together in the contact region 14. The regions 12 and 13 can also be positioned the other way round.

[0055] The composite material of the first region 12 differs from the composite material of the second region 13 in at least one property. Here the composite material of the first region 12 has a lower translucency than the composite material of the region 13. From the region 13, a core of an individual dental restoration can for example firstly be produced in a CAD/CAM process. For this, the composite block 11 is clamped into a suitable device by means of a support 16. Without a further change in clamping, a shell of the individual dental restoration can be produced from the first region 12. The use of the composite block 11 in a CAD/CAM process for the production of an individual dental restoration optimizes the production process, since the composite block 11 provides the materials for a shell and a core.

[0056] FIG. 4 shows a composite block 11. The explanations on FIG. 4 apply equally. The composite block 11 of FIG. 4 has a third region 15, which is connected to the first region 12 via a contact region 14. In this way, the composite block 11 provides a third composite material which differs in at least one property from the composite materials of regions 12 and 13. In this way, a further component can be made from the composite block 11 in a CAD/CAM process without a clamping change, say a clamping of a further composite block, being necessary.