EP0700281A1 - Keramische zahnrestaurationen, dentalprothesen und medizinische implantate und passkörper, sowie verfahren zu ihrer herstellung - Google Patents
Keramische zahnrestaurationen, dentalprothesen und medizinische implantate und passkörper, sowie verfahren zu ihrer herstellungInfo
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- the present invention relates to ceramic fitting bodies, in particular tooth restorations, dental prostheses, dental implants, epitheses, medical moldings such as. B. Schien ⁇ nen, implants and bone replacements and medical instruments, as well as a method for producing such Pcorrokör ⁇ per.
- Dental prostheses and tooth filling materials are subject to high stresses and must therefore have a corresponding strength and hardness against mechanical effects, high wear resistance and resistance to chemical noxious agents, food, saliva and bacteria. They must also be physiologically compatible, biocompatible and, moreover, easy to process and have a high degree of fit.
- Ceramic tooth restorations have hitherto been produced in the laboratory and fixed to the healthy tooth structure using a suitable fastening medium. After removal of the carious tooth hard tissue, the defect is prepared diverging towards the occlusal surface and prepared to accommodate an externally produced restoration.
- the cavity is generally molded using elastomeric impression materials and a model of the jaw or the cavity.
- the respective restoration is produced indirectly in a complicated production chain using costly system technology, for example cast centrifuges and sintering furnaces.
- the laboratory effort is extremely high and the accuracy is limited due to the indirect production over several intermediate steps (Hahn, R. and C. Löst, C., Dtsch. Zahnärztl. Z. 4_7, 659; 1992).
- More recent methods provide for direct digitization of the cavity data, for example using a video system.
- the restoration is digitally created on the screen and then ground out of pre-made blanks by numerical control of a suitable grinding machine.
- EP-A-0 054 786 discloses a process for the production of inlays from silicate ceramics, in which corresponding imaging information signals are generated from a defect and are converted in a computer to control signals for a processing machine.
- Silicate ceramics in particular dental porcelain, contain a significant proportion of crystalline or amorphous SiO 2 and are not very tough and hydrolysis sensitive.
- DE-A-40 09 985 describes the production of dental prostheses with an electrically conductive ceramic material, for example with nitride ceramics.
- the electrically conductive material enables the blank initially produced to be processed by means of electrical discharge. Even with such a procedure, the accuracy of the shape leaves something to be desired.
- non-oxide ceramics, in particular nitride ceramics have a black inherent color, which prevents use as a denture material for aesthetic reasons.
- Ceramic tooth restoration materials have various advantages over other restoration materials with regard to their biocompatibility, chemical-biological resistance in the oral environment, low tendency to build up deposits and aesthetic brilliance (Hahn, R. and C. Löst, C., Dtsch. Zahnärztl. Z 4/7, 659; 1992).
- conventional dental porcelains largely consist of an amorphous glass matrix phase with stochastically dispersed, inorganic fillers. The brittleness of the hydrolysis-sensitive glass matrix results in a material-specific low resistance to tensile stress-induced crack induction and crack growth effects as well as moisture-induced corrosion phenomena (Hahn, R, Dental-Labor XL, 12/92, 1, 1992).
- US Pat. No. 3,423,828 describes, for example, artificial teeth in which dental plastics, for example, methylmethacrylates, are reinforced with fine porcelain particles, the porcelain particles being coated with silanes for better integration into the composite. Because of the relatively low shrinkage of the material during curing, products are preferred as the monomer component or polymer component of the plastic component, as they result from the reaction of glycidyl methacrylate and bisphenol-A.
- DE-A-39 09 994 describes a dental ceramic material in powder form which is mixed with a light-polymerizable plastic additive.
- the plastic mass solidifies through polymerization under the influence of light.
- the plastically shaped and solidified mass on a tooth stump or in a cavity is then removed and fired in a ceramic furnace in an air atmosphere, the plastic matrix burning largely without residue, which leads to high shrinkage and results in clinically unacceptable fit and low strength.
- Reactive fillers are substances, for example elements of the transition metals, which can react with the degradation products from the polymer matrix and / or optionally with a reactive gas. The reacted filler is thus incorporated into a matrix of converted, glass-like ceramicized polymer.
- the materials in the present type are e.g.
- the object of the present invention was therefore to provide fitting bodies which can be produced in a simple manner and without high laboratory expenditure.
- fitting bodies with high fitting accuracy, which have excellent properties with regard to their biological compatibility, their durability and their wear resistance and which are also acceptable from an aesthetic point of view.
- Ceramic fitting bodies are also used below to obtain fitting bodies obtained by the process according to the invention understood that are not fully ceramized, but only partially ceramized.
- the invention further relates to ceramic fitting bodies which can be obtained by this method, and to their use in the fields of medicine or dentistry, in particular their use as medical or dental fitting bodies.
- Another object of the invention are ceramicizable mixtures and their use for the production of ceramic fitting bodies.
- the preceramic therefore consists at least partially of a polymer matrix in which the reactive fillers and, if appropriate, further auxiliaries and / or additives are incorporated.
- the polymer matrix arises from at least partial curing of the polymer portion.
- the silicon-organic polymers are optionally fully cured and at least partially ceramized. Ceramization here means the at least partial conversion of the organosilicon polymers into an inorganic matrix.
- This inorganic matrix is preferably essentially a single-phase or multi-phase amorphous matrix made of silicon carbide (SiC), silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) or mixtures thereof, for example oxycarbides, oxynitrides, carbonitrides and oxycarbonitrides. However, it can also be a partially crystalline or crystalline matrix, for example after appropriate temperature treatment (exposure temperature, exposure time and possibly pressure).
- the reactive fillers react during the pyrolysis and reaction process with extensive exclusion of oxygen at least partially with decomposition products of the polymers present and / or the reactive gas which may be present to give compounds which at least partially reduce the volume shrinkage of the polymer during the pyrolysis compensate.
- These compounds are preferably carbides and / or nitrides of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten, which were previously used as reactive fillers.
- the reactive fillers are preferably stored in finely divided form in the matrix. This minimizes stress while maintaining the shape of the fitting body.
- the organosilicon polymers can contain common organic radicals such as alkyl groups, e.g. Methyl, ethyl and propyl groups, and aryl groups, for example phenyl groups and alkyl-substituted and unsubstituted phenyl groups
- organic materials can be in both solid and liquid form; it is, for example, polymers, preferably plastics, as used in dentistry.
- At least one of the polymers optionally present in a mixture, in particular an organosilicon polymer expediently has one or more, optionally different, functional groups which permit polymer crosslinking, in particular crosslinking of organosilicon polymers.
- Functional groups can be advantageous also react with other conventional, for example unsaturated, organic polymers, as are used in particular in dental technology. In this case, for example, functional groups are preferred which enable, for example, light-induced polymerization with acrylate and / or methacrylate systems customary in dentistry.
- suitable for polymer crosslinking are, for example, functional groups which have ethylenic double bonds, in particular vinyl-functional groups.
- Polymers with functional residues of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carbonyl compounds, for example acrylic and / or methacrylic functional residues are particularly suitable.
- suitable organosilicon polymers are acryloxypropyl- or methacryloxypropyl-functional silicon polymers, for example siloxanes.
- Functional groups are also suitable, e.g. B. mercapto groups, the one, for example radical-induced, addition crosslinking with other unsaturated plastics, for. B. conventional dental plastics or dental composites.
- At least one of the functional groups is particularly preferably a vinyl group, since vinyl groups also allow crosslinking of the organosilicon polymers by a hydrosilation mechanism.
- the properties of the moldings vary. In particular, the elasticity can be adjusted and the brittleness reduced, a crucial prerequisite for the reproduction of the fine edges in dentures.
- mixtures of organosilicon polymers if appropriate together with other organic polymers, can therefore be used in order to optimize the properties in a manner specific to the application.
- Systems whose basis is a mixture of vinyl-containing, for example vinyl-terminal polydiethylsiloxanes and H-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes have proven particularly useful, the mixing ratio of the polymers preferably being chosen such that the ratio of vinyl groups to hydrogen groups is approximately 1 : 1 is.
- These polymers can additionally have further functional groups.
- further organosilicon or organic polymers with or without additional functional groups can be added to this system.
- silicon polymers with vinyl groups which are distributed over the entire molecule.
- Preferred silicon polymers which can be used alone or in combination with one another or with the above-mentioned system include vinyldimethyl-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes, vinylphenyl-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes, divinyl-methyl-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes, monovinyldimethyl-monotrimethylsilyl-terminaloxane polydimethylsiloxane -terminal polydimethylsiloxanes with, for example, 0.3-0.4% methylvinylsiloxane as a copolymer, vinyldimethyl-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes in dispersion with vinyl-Q-resin, polydimethylsiloxanes with terminal hydrogen, methacryloxypropyl-terminal polydimethylsiloxanes, monomethyl-methacryloximethylsiloxoxyl-poly
- the polymers can have further, optionally different functional groups, or corresponding polymers can be added.
- Polymers which contain radiopaque functional groups and / or comonomers, for example iodopropyl-functional siloxanes, e.g. B. (iodopropyl) methyl siloxane lead to an X-ray-opaque polymer matrix.
- fluorine-containing polymers for example polyfluoroalkylmethylsiloxanes, can be admixed.
- the addition of mercapto-functional polymers, for example siloxanes can result in a simplified or optimized wettability of any inert fillers, reinforcing particles and macro-fillers that are present and described below.
- Reactive fillers or reactive fillers are to be understood as those substances which, under the conditions of pyrolysis, with decomposition products of the polymer, for example with carbon and hydrocarbon species, a reactive gas, for example nitrogen, and if necessary also with a further oxidation reaction, if appropriate Oxygen is able to react and can thus be carbonized, nitrided and possibly oxidized.
- Fillers as described in DE-A-39 26 077 are suitable for this, for example titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum, boron and silicon and / or intermetallic compounds ⁇ bonds of the 4th - 6th subgroup of the periodic table with boron, for example TiB, silicon and aluminum.
- the reactive fillers are preferably in metallic form, but can also be used, for example, in the form of organometallic or salt-like compounds.
- Particularly preferred as a filler, in particular from the point of view of biocompatibility is titanium in metallic form and preferably in highly pure form (> 99%, pure titanium). When titanium is used, titanium nitride and / or titanium carbonitride, which may have an approximately golden yellow color, are formed in the pyrolysis and reaction process under an N 2 atmosphere.
- the reactive fillers are used in solid form, their average particle size is expediently not more than 80 ⁇ m, preferably not more than 10 ⁇ m, and is particularly preferably between 0.1 and 1 ⁇ m. Although particle large over 80 microns possible, the mechanical properties and the compensation of the volume shrinkage deteriorate with increasing grain size. The lower limit is essentially determined only by the mills available.
- the mixture can optionally contain further additives, for example inert fillers (inert fillers or reinforcing particles), dyes and stabilizers.
- inert fillers are added for spatial stabilization of the fillers against one another in the starting mixture used according to the invention, since a high content of inert fillers counteracts segregation of the composition of organosilicon polymer and fillers and the volume decrease during pyrolysis ⁇ development of a viscosity range in which the mixture can be modeled, as well as for adapting the fitting body to indication-specific requirements with regard to wear and stress, as adhesion-promoting substrates for veneering which may occur later, for example with conventional dental porcelain or glaze materials and / or for color matching.
- Suitable inert fillers or reinforcing particles are, for example, fillers which are stable under the conditions of pyrolysis, for example ceramic, in particular silicate-ceramic, oxide-ceramic or non-oxide-ceramic particles, platelets or whiskers, or fillers made of metal or metal compounds, for example titanium nitride, Expediently with a size below 200 ⁇ m, preferably below 100 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably between 0.5 and 30 ⁇ m, and aerosils of A1 2 0 3 and Si0 2 .
- fillers which are stable under the conditions of pyrolysis for example ceramic, in particular silicate-ceramic, oxide-ceramic or non-oxide-ceramic particles, platelets or whiskers, or fillers made of metal or metal compounds, for example titanium nitride, Expediently with a size below 200 ⁇ m, preferably below 100 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably between 0.5 and 30 ⁇ m, and aerosils of A1 2 0 3 and
- the metal oxides customary in dental medicine are used as dyes.
- Auxiliaries that are used in the process according to the invention are, for example, polymerization catalysts and initiators and inhibitors.
- the addition of Auxiliaries of this type are used, for example, to accelerate crosslinking and thus hardening of polymer components or to avoid premature reaction of the polymer components.
- the usual chemical and thermal catalysts and initiators and / or photoinitiators are suitable as polymerization catalysts or initiators.
- the use of photoinitiators is preferred if, for example in the presence of light-induced curable polymer components, rapid stabilization to the preceramic in the desired form under the influence of light, for example B. in a tooth cavity in the patient's mouth.
- the initiators customary in the curing of dental plastics, for example organic peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide and dichlorobenzoyl peroxide, or ethylbenzoin.
- the light-induced curing can then be carried out with the action of a suitable light source and expediently at wavelengths between 350 and 650 nm, for example with UV or laser light.
- a suitable light source and expediently at wavelengths between 350 and 650 nm, for example with UV or laser light.
- Preferred thermal catalysts are metallic catalysts, in particular platinum catalysts, which crosslink the siliciu organic polymers, such as. B. siloxanes, catalyze after a hydrosilation mechanism.
- the amount of catalyst used is generally determined according to customary criteria, for example depending on the temperature, the desired processing interval and the curing time.
- the platinum system for example, provides good results in amounts of 0.1 to 0.5 ⁇ g per gram of organosilicon polymer.
- the catalysts in particular platinum catalysts, can be inhibited by inhibitors tailored to them. Such inhibitors are known in the prior art and are commercially available. The catalyst is then usually used as an inhibitor antagonist, even in elevated concentrations.
- the ceramicizable mixture suitably consists of at least 10% by volume, for example 10 to 70% by volume, preferably 25 to 50% by volume and particularly preferably 30 to 50% by volume of reactive filler, not more than 90% by volume. %, for example 30-90% by volume, preferably 40 to 75% by volume and particularly preferably 50 to 65% by volume of organosilicon polymer, 0 to 40% by volume, preferably 0 to 10 % By volume of other organic material and 0 to 60% by volume, preferably 0 to 30% by volume of auxiliaries and additives.
- the exact composition of the mixtures used depends essentially on the requirements placed on the later fitting body.
- the amount of the reactive filler is chosen as much as possible in order to achieve the lowest possible shrinkage of the shaped bodies to be ceramized.
- Ceramicizable mixtures which contain organosilicon polymer, reactive fillers and, if appropriate, further organic polymers, auxiliaries and additives can be prepared in a conventional manner by mixing or dispersing the individual constituents. The manufacture of such ger mixtures is described for example in DE-A-39 26 077.
- a kneading-like viscosity range is set, i. H. a viscosity range in which the mixture can be modeled and stuffed. This range varies over wide limits and is familiar to the dental technician and dentist.
- the desired viscosity of the mixture is preferably achieved by adding aerosils and / or by partially crosslinking the polymer component present in the mixture. In order to avoid excessive crosslinking, the mixture is cooled suddenly after the desired viscosity has been reached.
- the crosslinking can be carried out by simple heating in the presence or absence of a polymerization catalyst or initiator.
- the temperatures used to crosslink the polymer are typically below 400 ° C, usually below 250 ° C.
- the crosslinking time is usually not more than 4 hours, preferably not more than 2 hours.
- Suitable application systems in the medical or dental field of application are the two-component or multi-component systems (paste / paste system) known at least partially after their mixing in this field, thermally and / or light-curing paste systems, capsule systems and those described below Film systems.
- the modelable mass obtained is then brought into the desired shape.
- the shaped body can be constructed using one or more ceramisable mixtures in which different proportions of the individual components can be present. It can also be built up in layers. With such a layer-by-layer structure, it is also possible to install layers which are made of non-ceramisable material, for example as conventional plastics such as poly (meth) acrylates or composites, which can be crosslinked with the silicon organic polymers via appropriate functional groups.
- layers which are made of non-ceramisable material for example as conventional plastics such as poly (meth) acrylates or composites, which can be crosslinked with the silicon organic polymers via appropriate functional groups.
- the shaping stage it is also possible to incorporate one or more pre-fabricated, possibly assembled or joined together macro fillers into the fitting body to be manufactured.
- These macro-filled bodies are, for example, the long fibers and fiber meshes known from the medical and dental fields, for example made of carbon fibers, which are compatible, prepolymerized or pyrolysed polymer-ceramic filled bodies, as are used, for example, both in accordance with PCT / EP 93 01307 or according to the invention, or also molded parts made of materials such as those already mentioned for the reactive and inert fillers or reinforcing particles, or made of conventional plastics or composites, for example made of polysulfones, polyesters, epoxies and resins, in particular but from poly (meth) acrylates.
- the installation of such macro fillers in the fitting body to be manufactured enables an additional individual indication-specific adaptation of the fitting body.
- the macro fillers can also only be partially inserted into regions that are particularly stressed, for example in the area of the sublingual arch of a lower jaw prosthesis or the palate arch of a maxillary prosthesis or in supporting bone replacement parts.
- Macro fillers are also integrated, for example, in order to reduce the mixing volume to be modeled, to introduce the properties of the foreign material systems used in each case, for example glass or ceramic (depth effect) or metals (stability), and / or to provide specific technical functions take over, for example in the case of threaded or connecting parts.
- the macrofillings are either in areas of the molding which are not subjected to a later pyrolysis or the macrofillings have to be stable under the conditions of the later pyrolysis and reaction be, but preferably at least partially react superficially at the interfaces with the reaction components present, as is the case, for example, with macro fillings made of titanium.
- Such macro fillers expediently have a thermal expansion coefficient in the temperature range of the pyrolysis which corresponds approximately to that of the mixture to be pyrolyzed.
- the mechanical properties of the preceramic and the fitting body can be improved if fillers such as reactive and inert fillers, reinforcing particles and macro-filling bodies are at least partially silanized as far as possible before incorporation into the later fitting body, e.g. B. with organosilanes.
- fillers such as reactive and inert fillers, reinforcing particles and macro-filling bodies are at least partially silanized as far as possible before incorporation into the later fitting body, e.g. B. with organosilanes.
- the silanization leads, for example, to a better dispersion of the fillers in the organosilicon polymer and thus counteracts segregation.
- mixtures with a higher filler content can be produced, which in particular optimizes the properties of the ceramic obtained later pyrolytically.
- the shaping can either be on a model made in the usual way, e.g. made of plaster, or in the case of
- Tooth restorations also done directly on the patient, by the mass z. B. is introduced into a tooth cavity.
- the tooth or model surfaces can be provided with a suitable layer, which can either take on the function of a separating layer on the tooth or model surface and ensures that the restoration is lifted off after the pre-ceramic has polymerized (for example Alginate insulation), or as an adhesion promoter enables the polymer to be shrunk onto the possibly conditioned model surface.
- a certain oversizing of the molded body and / or the use of shrinkage-corrected model materials, ie materials that expand or shrink by approximately the amount by which the polymerized and ceramicized mixture shrinks, is recommended during the shaping. In this way, smaller volume shrinkages can be compensated for during the subsequent hardening to the pre-ceramic and the later pyrolysis and reaction.
- the shaping is followed by, if appropriate, layer-by-layer hardening of the mass to form a pre-ceramic by at least partial polymer crosslinking.
- the curing does not have to take place completely; partial curing, for example on the surfaces of the shaped body, is usually sufficient.
- the crosslinking is expediently, but not necessarily, in the presence of a polymerization catalyst or initiator.
- a thermal hardening of the shaped material to the preceramic takes place expediently at temperatures between 150 and 400 ° C for a period of about 1 to 8 hours in standard laboratory ovens.
- the conditions are set so that the curing time is approximately 5 minutes.
- the conditions should expediently be chosen such that the exposure time is between 20 and 180 seconds.
- ceramization can be carried out by pyrolysis and reaction in such a way that only the functional surfaces are ceramized, while e.g. B. the plastic remains intact.
- the pyrolysis and reaction takes place at least partially with the substantial exclusion of oxygen, preferably under a gas atmosphere, particularly preferably under a reactive gas atmosphere.
- the exclusion of oxygen can, for example, by evacuating the pyrolysis device, purging with an inert gas, for example with noble gases such as helium or argon, or the reactive gas, or by heating.
- an inert gas for example with noble gases such as helium or argon, or the reactive gas
- the gas atmosphere can consist of inert gases or comprise reactive gases.
- Suitable reactive gases are gases that can be reacted with the reactive filler.
- Suitable reactive gases are nitrogen-containing gases, for example N 2 , for example also in mixtures with hydrogen such as in forcing gas, NH 3 , hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, propane or butane, BH 3 or a mixture of the gases mentioned.
- Nitrogen-containing gases, in particular N 2 are preferably used, by means of which the reactive fillers are nitrided.
- the reactive gas can also be used diluted with an inert gas.
- the gases can optionally also be provided in liquid form, so that the atmosphere only increases with increasing warming, e.g. B. developed during the pyrolysis process.
- N 2 can also be produced by means of gas-releasing substances, in particular ammonium nitrite.
- gas-releasing substances in particular ammonium nitrite.
- the implementation and incorporation into the reactive filler can be varied by regulating the amount of gas, the pressure or partial pressure of the reactive gas.
- the approximately golden-yellow color can also be influenced and, if necessary, reproduced analogue color samples.
- the pyrolysis and reaction is expediently carried out at temperatures between approximately 400 ° C. and 1600 ° C., preferably not above 1300 ° C. and particularly preferably not above 1200 ° C.
- Conventional laboratory ovens such as those used in the dental field, or microwave ovens are suitable.
- Flow-through furnaces with controlled gas removal of the gases formed under the reaction have the advantage of possibly carrying out the exhaust gases for their purification by means of solutions or catalyst systems.
- the conditions of pyro lysis are varied in accordance with the shaped body volumes to be cerified, the desired degree of ceramization or gradients, for example by means of different heating speeds and holding times.
- the preceramic is first heated to about 450 ° C., for example in the furnace at a heating rate of about 10 ° / min, after about 2 hours.
- the holding time for the reaction is further heated to about 1,150 ° C. and isothermally held there again at about 1,200 ° C. for about 2 hours.
- the mixture is then cooled to about 700 ° C. in about 30 minutes and to about 200 ° C. in a further 3 to 4 hours.
- metals such as nickel and platinum can also be used in the furnace chamber as catalysts for gas activation.
- Investing compounds containing boron are suitable for surface glazing of the moldings in the region of the contact zones with the investment compound.
- the parts to be ceramicized are at least partially in contact with inert or reactive carriers, in particular metallic or ceramic carriers or, if appropriate, shrinkage-corrected investment material models, in particular in an oven.
- the ceramization with light takes place at generally high energy densities and preferably in a pulsed manner, for example with lasers, and with the aid of suitable gas supply devices.
- This method has the advantage that the preceramic z. B. can be at least partially pyrolyzed directly in the mouth of the patient in the area of application of a tooth filling. With this type of pyrolysis, a temperature gradient occurs within the fitting body, which may be pyrolysed in layers, whereby the fitting body, if necessary in layers, is implemented from the surface.
- an outer layer of 30 to 500 ⁇ m, preferably 80 to 200 ⁇ m, is expediently used. partially ceramized.
- the surfaces of the hard tooth substance in the area of the cavity edges can be affected by laser, possibly after a previous energy-absorbing "flux coating", e.g. B. with titanium boride dispersed in silicon-organic polymer, melted and largely sealed with the pyrolyzed restoration surface to form a transition amorphous phase.
- a previous energy-absorbing "flux coating” e.g. B. with titanium boride dispersed in silicon-organic polymer
- Layers applied according to the invention are particularly well suited for thermal, if appropriate light-induced, ceramization, each having increased thermal conductivity and ability to absorb light in the area of the shaped body to be ceramized compared to the areas which are preferably not to be ceramized Corresponding selection and composition of the reactive filler, additives and macro-filler is generated.
- the ceramization by means of induced current flow can be carried out by applying high-frequency alternating voltages, such as are known from surgery.
- the layer to be ceramicized can additionally be functionally doped in an electrically conductive manner.
- the ceramization can also be carried out using ultrasound, the layers to be ceramized preferably having high internal ones
- the fitting bodies obtained according to the invention can have an approximately white, white-yellowish or white-brown surface color, which is preferred from an aesthetic point of view, in particular in the dental medicine field, if a little at least partial ceramization with exclusion of oxygen is followed by an oxidation treatment under the influence of oxygen, for example in an oxygen-rich atmosphere or ambient air atmosphere.
- This oxidation treatment is expediently carried out at temperatures between 200 ° C. and 1,300 ° C., preferably between 300 and 900 ° C. and particularly preferably between 400 and 700 ° C.
- the coloring is presumably at least partly due to the formation of titanium oxide in the oxidized layers.
- the oxidation treatment is expediently carried out after adapting the restoration to the tooth stump, the neighboring teeth and the antagonists.
- the ceramization and oxidation conditions oxygen partial pressure, flow rate, temperature, heating rates
- reproducible coloring with color gradations can be carried out analogously to color samples produced in the same way or a range of color samples.
- the fitting bodies ceramized and possibly oxidized according to the invention can also be veneered with commercially available, conventional, individually colored silicate-ceramic dental porcelain compositions and / or glaze compositions which are matched in terms of their thermal expansion coefficient to the shaped bodies to be produced according to the invention, the colored veneering compositions being preferred on the visible surface sections of the fitting bodies, if necessary applied in multiple layers and conventionally fired at temperatures below 1000 ° C.
- the presence of e.g. B. Alumina in the surface to be veneered favors, as already described, a direct chemical bond with the applied veneer layers (aluminum silicate bonds).
- At least partial surface glazing can occur in the surfaces of the shaped bodies to be ceramicized and possibly oxidized. This allows any superficial remaining pores to be sealed, color effects to be stabilized, the wear and hydrolysis resistance of the components to be optimized and, if necessary, superficial compressive stresses to be induced which can have a favorable effect on the strength behavior.
- occlusal surfaces of tooth restorations or surfaces of load-bearing bone replacement parts have no pores or cavities.
- the pores or cavities then serve, for example, for the ingrowth of natural tissue, in particular bone tissue, into the finished fitting body, for weight reduction, as physiologically functional cavities, for example as a resonance space, or as spaces which later infiltrate with other materials can be.
- Pores and cavities in pyrolized and ceramized fitting body volumes result from the fact that in the molded body volumes to be pyrolyzed there is an at least partially inhomogeneous distribution of reactive fillers and organosilicon polymer and / or organosilicon polymer and other organic materials. Such an uneven distribution either results from an inhomogeneous dispersion of the reactive fillers in the organosilicon polymers or can be produced by introducing solid particles or macro-fillers made of organic material into the mixture used according to the invention before or during the shaping.
- the particles or macrofillings consist of organosilicon polymer which has a lower reactive filler content. Learns as the rest of the mixture to be ceramized or contains none.
- fitting body For application-specific adjustment of the mechanical, chemical or biological properties of the fitting body (for example in the sense of a composite material or a composite construction) and, if appropriate, for reducing any volume shrinkage of the molding body during the pyrolysis and reaction process, it may be advantageous to have a pore and / or to produce a scaffold structure of a fitting body containing cavities and to infiltrate the pores and / or cavities with an additional material.
- the fitting body surface is expediently conditioned in a material-specific manner before the infiltration, e.g. by sandblasting or silanization.
- Materials suitable for infiltration are, for example, plastics or composites customary in dental technology, metals, preferably noble metals and noble metal alloys, or ceramic materials, in particular glasses.
- the infiltration can e.g. by temperature treatment in the sense of an infiltration fire e.g. of metallic or ceramics, in particular glass and / or flux-rich slip masses in a manner known per se, or under pressure or in a vacuum or with the aid of electrophoretic processes or electroplating.
- an infiltration fire e.g. of metallic or ceramics, in particular glass and / or flux-rich slip masses in a manner known per se, or under pressure or in a vacuum or with the aid of electrophoretic processes or electroplating.
- the present invention thus enables a production of ceramic fitting z. B. directly on the patient or via suitable models; the conventional, complicated laboratory production chain, e.g. B. for the production of Zahn ⁇ , is omitted or can be reduced to a minimum.
- the significant simplification of the manufacturing technology reduces the number of possible sources of error on the one hand, and the manufacturing costs are significantly reduced on the other.
- the reliability of the fitting bodies produced according to the invention can be improved sustainably and the structural structure and color adaptation to the application application-specific requirements. Furthermore, an overlaying of different base materials as well as the incorporation of reinforcing particles and / or macrofillings is possible. With retentive geometry z. B of tooth cavities and at least partial pyrolysis in the patient's mouth, the fitting body remains directly in the defect.
- At least one organosilicon polymer and reactive filler and possibly other organic materials and / or additives in different compositions are mixed to form different pastes, so that they preferably take on a different color.
- the paste formulation and, if appropriate, filling into suitable containers, including the auxiliaries such as catalysts and, if appropriate, inhibitors, are carried out on an application-specific basis.
- the mixture at least partially hardens after being combined.
- thermally curable paste system For a thermally curable paste system, all the necessary polymers, reactive fillers and, if appropriate, auxiliaries and additives are mixed and then, if appropriate, filled into application-specific containers. After shaping and, if necessary, modeling, the hardening takes place in the kneaded or wax-like state by exposure to heat as described above.
- Light-curing paste or wax system In a manner analogous to that under b), light-curing systems can be provided by adding compatible photoinitiators and possibly inhibitors to the mixture and applying them finally kept in opaque containers. The hardening takes place after shaping and optionally modeling in the kneaded or wax-like state under the action of light of suitable energy, for example with visible light, laser or UV light, as described above.
- At least one organosilicon polymer and reactive filler and possibly further organic materials, auxiliaries and additives, with the exception of catalysts or initiators, are separated in capsule systems and / or stored in different formulations in multi-chamber systems where appropriate.
- Catalysts or initiators are stored in an application-specific, pre-metered amount in a further chamber, separated from the polymerisable constituents, in particular organosilicon polymers, and, if appropriate, mixed with the non-polymerisable components.
- the chambers When activated, the chambers are opened or destroyed, whereby the batch is combined.
- the premixed components are mixed in the capsule, preferably in the required amount and in the absence of air, for example by shaking the capsule in a mixing system provided for this purpose and / or by exposure to ultrasound.
- the mixed content e.g. B. by a stamp on the capsule to form a capsule tip or tube etc. designed for application of the paste contents into a tooth cavity or model.
- This capsule tip can also be designed in the sense of a macro filling body or e.g. be connected via a predetermined breaking point to a macro filler also used as an application aid.
- Light-curing or thermally curable mixtures according to the invention can be processed not only as pastes, but also as, optionally pre-crosslinked, films.
- Such films can also be made from foils, depending on the application. They can be composed in layers with different polymer and filler mixtures or with other plastics, for example common in dental technology, or with protective or carrier foils.
- the shaping takes place e.g. B. by manual adaptation of the foils on a model surface or in the deep-drawing process, for example against a vessel filled with highly viscous substances, for example plasticine, or with the aid of compressed air or vacuum deep-drawing devices customary in dental technology.
- the curing takes place as described by simultaneous and / or subsequent heat treatment and / or exposure to light.
- the integration takes place either with conventional fastening cements, e.g. Zinc-phosphate cements or glass ionomer cements (non-adhesive) or if necessary after surface conditioning of the restoration surfaces facing the defect as described above (adhesive), e.g. with fixing polymer composites, as are common for this purpose.
- conventional fastening cements e.g. Zinc-phosphate cements or glass ionomer cements (non-adhesive) or if necessary after surface conditioning of the restoration surfaces facing the defect as described above (adhesive), e.g. with fixing polymer composites, as are common for this purpose.
- tooth fillings are built up directly in the tooth cavity in the patient's mouth.
- the removal of undercuts, as they generally result from the caries removal, and preparation of a cavity shape diverging towards the occlusal (towards the occlusal surface) is not necessary; on the contrary, undercuts result in improved retention of the filling.
- the fillings can either be integrated non-adhesively or, after acid conditioning of the tooth enamel, adhesively or combined adhesive - non-adhesive, e.g. then when not all cavity edges can be melt etched (e.g. with approximal enamel discontinuities).
- adhesively or combined adhesive - non-adhesive e.g. then when not all cavity edges can be melt etched (e.g. with approximal enamel discontinuities).
- ultrasound mechanically oscillating application instruments can be used.
- the surfaces to be ceramized are e.g. B. scanned with the above-mentioned energy sources and / or a visible indicator is previously inserted or applied in the mixture used according to the invention or alternately ceramized under a nitrogen and oxygen-containing atmosphere (coloring), so that the practitioner sufficiently converted areas recognized optically or by other features.
- Dental crown copings / bone plates / splints etc. / dental prostheses Crown copings are at least partially cap-like sub-constructions of dental crowns, which have a thickness of approximately 0.1-1 mm, fit exactly on the crown stump, a circularly perfect marginal seal based on the crown preparation have and / or end partially defined before the preparation limit and / or end circularly before the preparation limit.
- They serve as carrier elements for the at least partial firing (coloring and shaping) of individually colored dental porcelains and for their stabilization.
- Such cap structures can be produced, for example, with the mixtures used according to the invention, in particular by using the film systems described above, possibly in combination with other design variants.
- anterior crowns high aesthetics
- posterior crowns and / or bone replacement elements and / or individually molded dressing plates or bone splints can be produced.
- Dental crowns are fixed in the conventional way, for example with zinc phosphate cements or glass ionomer cements.
- the mixture used according to the invention can be adapted prior to adaptation, e.g. of bone fragments to be shone, are activated chemically and / or thermally and then harden within a few minutes at room temperature.
- the possibly assembled element is individually adapted or can at least harden in situ to such an extent that it remains in shape and can be removed and can be fully or partially ceramized in an oven or in situ.
- such an element in particular a film
- a hardening or hardenable film of a different composition applied to the side opposite the surface to be adapted, or by applying a layer which is coated with another applied film reacts and thereby stabilizes it.
- These layers must be stable until the elements or foils used according to the invention itself, e.g. through exposure to heat, are sufficiently inherently stable in the adapted form and can then e.g. B. burn residue-free in the preliminary phase of pyrolysis.
- thermo-versible elements such as polyethylene foils
- dental prosthesis parts which can also be manufactured on conventional, possibly corrected jaw models.
- the artificial teeth can first be set up, for example with wax, on a base produced by the method according to the invention and, if necessary, adjusted in the mouth of the patient. The teeth are then z. B. gypsum ("matrix") fixed to the base, the wax scalded, for example, with hot water and replaced with the plastic used for this purpose, which is filled against the "matrix", replaced.
- the artificial gum areas made of reddish-colored plastic are largely replicated naturally.
- the connection to the ceramic base takes place after its conditioning as described above.
- prefabricated bodies e.g. of sleeves, attachment parts, standard elements, connecting elements, threaded parts, compression sleeves, cone parts etc. is possible.
- the design is based on models corrected for shrinkage.
- models are usually created in dental technology after an impression of the teeth to be restored, which is molded or cast, for example, with plaster or investment material or plastics or elastomers or wax or low-melting nickel alloys and / or by means of galvanic coating.
- the expansion values for gypsum and investment material can be determined using the Control mixing ratios of liquid / solid or via thermal pretreatments.
- such models can also be created from impressions or reconstructed from X-ray images, possibly displayed on a computer and e.g. with the help of an attached milling machine e.g. be milled out of plastic.
- fitting bodies are incorporated or fastened in situ using customary techniques or using customary joining materials, in particular by cementing, gluing, screwing, riveting, jamming or welding.
- Composite molded parts e.g. Dental bridges, articulated parts, long-span bones, long bones or other hollow elements or partially hollow elements, including non-medical hollow ceramic elements.
- the application for the production of composite molded parts will be described below using the example of dental bridges and applies to all analogous dental technology, medical and technical applications.
- Dental bridges result from at least two abutment teeth delimiting a tooth gap at least on one side.
- the tooth gap is bridged with at least one connecting element as a macro filler.
- Connection elements made of aluminum oxide or titanium are particularly suitable.
- the adaptation to the neighboring teeth is achieved by conforming to the shape and / or by the preparation of small support bays in the abutment teeth and / or by gluing with the mixtures used according to the invention.
- Plug connections such as e.g. conical attachments, closed attachments that are closed in the direction of loading and allow a rigid connection.
- a set of different, in particular assembled, possibly matching connecting elements can be provided for all conceivable indication areas.
- a connection is not only possible, as with a bridge, in one room level, but also cross connections in three room levels are possible.
- crowns or crown caps are made on the abutment teeth (model) using the method according to the invention and the pre-matched connecting element (s) are adapted.
- the bridge member (s) are individually modeled on the connecting element with the aid of the mixtures used according to the invention and, if necessary, hardened in layers.
- bridge frameworks and / or bridge constructions can be obtained by further processing according to the method according to the invention.
- standardized hip joint balls can also be provided with individual joint processes or arbors.
- connecting elements which decompose under the conditions of pyrolysis, in particular modelable connecting elements, preferably made of plastics, composites or wax-like materials.
- Such connecting elements are individually modeled according to the stress and defect and function, and the entire assembled fitting body is designed according to the inventive method.
- the pyrolysis can also be carried out in such a way that additional pores in the ceramic part, in particular bone replacement part, e.g. remain for ingrowth of bone tissue.
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