Desktop process for producing dental products by means of 3-dimensional plotting
First Claim
1. A process for fabricating dental form pieces for dental restoration and replacement parts, comprising:
- on a selected one of a firm support and a fluid medium, applying by a three dimensional plotting technology in a layer by layer manner a material having at least one of micro cords and micro drops which includes at least one of a meltable, polymerizable, polycondensable, and polyaddable constituent element that is a selected one of an unfilled monomer, a reinforced monomer, oligomer, polymer, and a ceramic element; and
hardening the applied material by at least one of cooling of the material, chemical reaction, polymerization with thermal handling, and polymerization by irradiation of the material by at least one of UV and visible light.
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Abstract
A process for fabricating dental form pieces for dental restoration and replacement parts is provided and includes the step of applying a material, on a firm support or a fluid medium, by a three dimensional plotting technology in a layer by layer manner. The material has micro cords and/or micro drops which include at least one of a meltable, polymerizable, polycondensable, and polyaddable constituent element that is an unfilled monomer, a reinforced monomer, oligomer, polymer, or a ceramic element. The process also includes the step of hardening the applied material by cooling of the material, chemical reaction, polymerization with thermal handling, or polymerization by irradiation of the material with UV or visible light.
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39 Claims
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1. A process for fabricating dental form pieces for dental restoration and replacement parts, comprising:
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on a selected one of a firm support and a fluid medium, applying by a three dimensional plotting technology in a layer by layer manner a material having at least one of micro cords and micro drops which includes at least one of a meltable, polymerizable, polycondensable, and polyaddable constituent element that is a selected one of an unfilled monomer, a reinforced monomer, oligomer, polymer, and a ceramic element; and
hardening the applied material by at least one of cooling of the material, chemical reaction, polymerization with thermal handling, and polymerization by irradiation of the material by at least one of UV and visible light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39)
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18. A process for fabricating a plastic piece, comprising:
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controlling a material applying device to apply onto a support body a layer of a polymerizable plastic material in an unpolymerized condition such that the applied layer can be mechanically manipulated after its application onto the support body; and
applying another layer of plastic material onto the one layer of applied plastic material, all of the plastic material applied onto the support body being polymerizable into a hardened condition particularly by radiation of the plastic material with energy including light energy.
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26. A process for fabricating a plastic piece, comprising:
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controlling a material applying device to apply onto a support body a layer of a hardenable plastic material in an unhardened condition such that the applied layer of plastic material can be mechanically manipulated after its application onto the support body; and
applying another layer of plastic material onto the one layer of applied plastic material, all of the plastic material applied onto the support body being hardenable into a hardened condition by at least one of polymerization, the influence of a polyaddition, and the influence of a polycondensation.
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37. A dental replacement product comprising a body formed in a layer by layer manner during a three dimensional plotting technique during which polymerization is used at least partially to effect hardening of the material applied during the three dimensional plotting technique.
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