DENTAL PRODUCT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE VENEER

• US 20120183921A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG (Envista Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG (Envista Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Karlsson, Per-Olof, Nilsson, Urban, Melin, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/382,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20120183921A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 433/49
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 5/00 Filling or capping teeth
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 5/20 Repairing attrition damage, e.g. facets
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 6/802 comprising ceramics

Abstract

Certain embodiments relate to an individualized dental product ready for application. The dental product can include at least one tooth veneer which is of a ceramic material, is plate-like and has a plate thickness of at least about 0.08 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness is less than 0.2 mm, less than 0.14 mm or less than 0.1 mm. Certain embodiments also relate to a method of improving the aesthetics of a tooth. The method can include placing a dental product onto a tooth surface.

Claims

1. An individualized dental product ready for application, the product comprising:

at least one tooth veneer which is of a ceramic material, is plate-like and has a plate thickness of at least about 0.08 mm, wherein the thickness is less than about 0.2 mm.

2. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least one tooth veneer is individually designed to match a part of a predetermined tooth that is to be covered by that veneer

3. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least one veneer is individually designed to correspond to a part of a non-prepared tooth that is to be covered by that veneer.

4. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic material is translucent.

5. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the product comprises a plurality of tooth veneers.

6. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the product is associated with a first and a second part for sandwiching one of the at least one tooth veneer thereinbetween, wherein the first part is provided with a shape for fittingly matching one side of one of the at least one plate-like tooth veneer and the second part is arranged for releasably bonding another side of the at least one plate-like tooth veneer against the second part and optionally comprises at least one grasp holder.

7. A dental product according to claim 6, wherein the first part and the second part are releasably securable to each other when the first part and second part are sandwiching the at least one tooth veneer.

8. A dental product according to claim 6, wherein the first part comprises a model of at least a part of a person'"'"'s set of teeth.

9. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic material is glass ceramic material.

10. A dental product according to claim 6, wherein the second part comprises a foil.

11. A dental product according to claim 8, wherein the model is associated with a support for supporting the model, the support and the model being positionally fixed or fixable relative to each other, wherein the support is associated with a container and wherein the support has dimensions for holding the model stable in the container.

12. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth veneer comprises a pre-treated bonding material.

13. A dental product according to claim 12, wherein the bonding material comprises at least one coloring material and the at least one tooth veneer is at least partially transparent or translucent.

14. A method of improving the aesthetics of a tooth, wherein the method comprises placing a dental product as defined in claim 1, onto a tooth surface.

15. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the thickness is less than about 0.14 mm.

16. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the thickness is less than about 0.1 mm.

17. A dental product according to claim 6, wherein the second part comprises at least one grasp holder.

18. A dental product according to claim 9, wherein the glass ceramic material includes a Li disilicate glass ceramic.

19. A dental product according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic material includes a microwave sintered aluminum oxide ceramic.

20. A dental product according to claim 11, wherein the support and model are integrally connected to each other.

21. A dental product according to claim 12, wherein the pre-treated bonding material includes an at least partially cured bonding material cured before application to a tooth.