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Indirect restoration technology

  • US 20120148988A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2011
  • Published: 06/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A dental restoration comprising:

  • a lithium silicate translucent glass heated and pressed onto a metal alloy substrate, the latter being shaped to conform to a base impression or scan of the relevant portion of the mouth, the lithium silicate being shaped to replicate the dental structure being restored;

    the coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal alloy being selected to be slightly greater than the CTE of the lithium silicate glass ceramic.

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