EP4341230A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'une ébauche pour restaurations dentaires faisant appel à un procédé de sédimentation en une seule étape - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication d'une ébauche pour restaurations dentaires faisant appel à un procédé de sédimentation en une seule étape

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EP4341230A1
EP4341230A1 EP22729650.6A EP22729650A EP4341230A1 EP 4341230 A1 EP4341230 A1 EP 4341230A1 EP 22729650 A EP22729650 A EP 22729650A EP 4341230 A1 EP4341230 A1 EP 4341230A1
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Andreas Oberländer
Berit Gödiker
Enno BOJEMÜLLER
Christian Strasser
Eduard Hellmehl
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  • the present application relates to a method for producing a blank with a color gradient for dental restorations by means of a sedimentation process, a blank obtained by means of the method according to the invention and the use of a suspension for producing a dental restoration with a color gradient.
  • dental restoration refers to measures to restore defective teeth or to replace lost teeth. This can be done, for example, in the form of fixed dentures such as crowns, partial crowns, bridges or implants or in the form of removable dentures such as full or partial dentures. What these measures have in common is that the restorations used should come as close as possible to the appearance of natural teeth in order to create an aesthetically pleasing image.
  • the restoration can be colored accordingly, for example by painting.
  • blanks can be used that already have a corresponding color gradient that is based on that of the natural tooth.
  • the blank is usually made up of several layers, which differ in terms of their colour.
  • WO 2020/025795 describes a blank for a dental restoration, which has a first and a second layer, which are constructed independently of one another from a glass, a glass ceramic or a ceramic, the first layer and the second layer differing in terms of their color and form an interface that is angled within the blank.
  • DE 197 14 178 relates to a method for producing a multicolored shaped body for further processing to form tooth restorations, in which at least two differently colored starting materials are filled into a press die that essentially defines the shape of the shaped body and pressed to form a shaped body.
  • EP 1 900341 discloses a multicolored shaped body with superimposed layers for working out dental restorations, which has (a) at least two consecutive and differently colored main layers and (b) between at least two consecutive and differently colored main layers at least two differently colored intermediate layers, the main layers have a thickness of more than 0.5 mm and the intermediate layers have a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm and there is a color change between the intermediate layers in a direction consistent with the direction of the color change between the main layers is opposite.
  • a computer-implemented method for making a dental restoration comprises the steps of: acquiring an image of a tooth at a color depth based on a multiplicity of color values; positioning the image by recognizing, in the tooth image, a contiguous first tooth color range with color values within a predetermined first range of different color values and assigning the first tooth color range to a common first false color value; and recognizing, in a tooth image, a coherent second tooth color range with color values within a predetermined second range of different color values and assignment to a common second false color value; determining a tooth color structure based on the first and the second false color value of the first and the second color area within the tooth image; providing information about a multicolor block having a predetermined color shade formed by at least a first block color zone and a second block color zone, the information comprising data about a block color structure in relation to dimensions and/or positions of the first and second block color zones; matching the tooth color structure to the block color structure; and based on matching;
  • EP 3 527 166 describes a milling blank made of plastic or a plastic-based material with a continuous color gradient for producing an indirect dental restoration and a method for producing such a blank by mixing two differently colored pastes continuous variation of the mixing ratio of the two pastes during the filling process.
  • US 2019/381769 A1 discloses an oxide-ceramic multilayer block based on zirconium dioxide with different concentrations of lanthanum oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide and yttrium oxide.
  • the various metal oxides are obtained by infiltration with lanthanum-containing solutions to adjust the sintering shrinkage of the individual layers.
  • the multilayer block is manufactured using a pressing process.
  • US 2012/0308837 A1 discloses a multi-jet 3D printing process for ceramic suspensions based on wax or polymers. These suspensions or printing pastes are applied layer by layer on top of each other. However, during printing, the layers are cured before the new layer is applied.
  • US 2019/0247168 A1 discloses a CAD/CAM block with a continuous color gradient. To create the continuous color gradient, two differently colored resins are poured into a mold and the mixing ratio is continuously changed during filling to create the color gradient.
  • WO 2020/231329 A1 discloses a 3D printing method for objects with variable transmission. The products are realized by applying printing resins with particles of different densities.
  • US 2018/0072628 A1 discloses a zirconium dioxide-based blank for dental applications with a color gradient that is set by different sedimentation speeds of colored particles with different particle sizes.
  • WO 2015/055950 A1 discloses mixtures of yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide that can be used for the production of dental implants.
  • Vp ⁇ sedimentation velocity r radius of the sinking object g: gravitational acceleration p p : particle density
  • this general principle can also be used as a basis for the production of dental restorations by means of sedimentation-based shaping processes in order to obtain blanks with a continuous color gradient.
  • a first subject matter of the present application is therefore a method for producing a blank for dental restorations with a color gradient, comprising the steps of: a) providing a suspension i) liquid dispersant, ii) a base material and iii) one or more coloring substances; b) sedimentation of the suspension to form a sediment with a color gradient; c) solidification of the sediment; forming a gradient blank.
  • the method according to the invention produces blanks which reproduce the natural color progression of a tooth without any color transitions being discernible, as occur, for example, in blanks which are produced by means of layer construction.
  • the stepless development of the color gradient comes about in particular as a result of the different sedimentation behavior of the particles contained in the suspension.
  • the base material is preferably a solid, in particular a solid made from biocompatible materials, especially biocompatible inorganic materials.
  • An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the base material is selected from the group consisting of silicate glass ceramics and silicate glasses, aluminum oxides, spinels and zirconium oxides.
  • the base material is selected from the group consisting of silicate glass ceramics and silicate glasses, in particular feldspars, foids, lithium silicates and leucite glass ceramics.
  • the base material is colored.
  • the color gradient in the blank is achieved by adding coloring substances, which can be put together as required.
  • the coloring substances are color pigments, preferably oxides of elements selected from Zr, Hf, Zn, Ti, Fe, Al, Si, Cr, Sb, Mn, Cd, Sn, Ca, Na, K, Mg, Ni, Co, Sc, Y, Ce, Er , Yb, Pr, Eu, Dy, Tb and mixtures thereof.
  • the coloring substances are particularly preferably selected from inorganic pigments, in particular coloring inorganic pigments.
  • Biocompatible inorganic oxides are usually used as coloring pigments. Preference is given to using inorganic pigments which have a melting point above 1300° C. and more preferably do not essentially lose their coloring properties as a result of the action of heat at temperatures of up to 1300° C.
  • Possible pigments are known to those skilled in the technical field. For example, ZrO 2 or TiO 2 can be used as white pigments, iron oxides, such as Fe 2 O 3 , can be used as red pigments and doped ZrO 2 can be used as yellow pigments.
  • the color pigments can be present in the suspension in different forms.
  • an embodiment is preferred in which the color pigments are present in colloidal form, powder form or as a frit.
  • the coloring of the blank can be achieved using different techniques.
  • the base material and the coloring substances are present as a mixture in the suspension.
  • the coloring substances can be encapsulated. Therefore, as an alternative, preference is given to an embodiment in which surface-modified pigments are used as coloring substances.
  • the surface modification can be achieved, for example, by subjecting the coloring substances to a thermal treatment in the presence of a suitable encapsulation material, during which the encapsulation material is melted and thus encloses the pigments that have remained intact.
  • the encapsulating material which can surround the coloring substances, is preferably inorganic.
  • Silicate glasses have proven to be suitable encapsulation materials.
  • the coloring substances are encapsulated, wherein in particular the encapsulation material is an inorganic solid with a melting point below 1300°C.
  • Particularly suitable encapsulation materials are low-melting glasses or glass-forming mixtures.
  • the encapsulated coloring substances are obtained by mixing inorganic pigments with the encapsulation material and then melting the encapsulation material. The pigments embedded in the melt are then cooled and the frit obtained in this way is reduced to the desired size.
  • the encapsulation material is selected in such a way that it is compatible with the base material.
  • the coloring substances can also be encapsulated with base material. This is particularly useful when the base material is selected in such a way that it has a melting point below the melting point of the coloring substances, so that the coloring properties of the coloring substances are essentially not impaired.
  • the base material and the coloring substances are present in an integrated form, for example as a frit.
  • a frit Such a material can be obtained, for example, in that the base material is melted together with the coloring substance or substances and the frit thus obtained is brought to the desired particle size by grinding.
  • the development of the color gradient in the blank obtainable by the process according to the invention is determined in particular by the different sedimentation behavior of the components of the suspension, which in turn can be influenced by the choice of a suitable dispersant.
  • the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of water, organic solvents, in particular alcohols, liquid polymerizable monomers and mixtures thereof.
  • base material and coloring substances are solids, in particular inorganic solids.
  • Base material and coloring substances are different, especially with regard to their chemical composition and/or their optical properties.
  • the sedimentation behavior of solids contained in a suspension is influenced, among other things, by the solids content of the suspension.
  • the solids content of the suspension used is not more than 70% by volume, based on the total volume of the suspension, since this allows a seamless color gradient to be obtained in the blank.
  • An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the suspension has a solids content of 15 to 65% by volume, preferably 35 to 60% by volume, based in each case on the total volume of the suspension.
  • the color gradient in the blank obtained according to the invention can also be determined by the density of the particles contained in the suspension. It has proven to be advantageous if the base material has a density that deviates from the density of the coloring substances, since in this way the natural color gradient of a tooth can be imitated. Therefore, an embodiment is preferred in which the base material has a density different from that of the coloring substances. Preferably, the density of the base material is lower than the density of the coloring substances. In a further preferred embodiment, the base material has a density of 2 to 6 g/cm 3 , preferably 2 to 3 g/cm 3 .
  • the one or more coloring substances used in the suspension preferably have a density of 3 to 13 g/cm 3 , particularly preferably 4 to 8 g/cm 3 .
  • the density can be determined, for example, by means of helium pycnometry.
  • the density difference between the base material and the coloring substances is at least 5%, preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 15 or at least 20% and in particular at least 30%, based in each case on the density of the base material.
  • the difference in density can be between 20 and 500%, preferably between 30 and 400%, particularly preferably between 40 and 250%, based in each case on the density of the base material.
  • the ratio of the densities of base material to colored materials is preferably below 1, more preferably below 0.95 or below 0.85, in particular in a range from 0.4 to 0.8, especially in a range of 0.5 up to 0.75.
  • the particle size of the components contained in the suspension is another factor that can be used to influence the sedimentation behavior.
  • the selection of base material and coloring substances with suitable particle sizes can prevent visible transitions from forming between the differently colored areas of the blank.
  • An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the base material and/or the coloring substances have an average particle size D50 of 0.03 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably 1 to 20 ⁇ m, determined by means of static and/or dynamic light scattering.
  • the D50 value of the particle size refers to the number of particles that are larger and smaller than the specified value and is therefore also referred to as the average or mean particle size.
  • the particle size distribution of any powdered material is usually given using the values D10, D50 and D90, where D10 denotes the 10% of the particles that have a particle size smaller than the given value, D50 denotes the average particle size and D90 the 90% of the particles that have a particle size that is below the specified value.
  • D10 denotes the 10% of the particles that have a particle size smaller than the given value
  • D50 denotes the average particle size
  • D90 the 90% of the particles that have a particle size that is below the specified value.
  • the percentages relate to the total volume of the particles.
  • the method according to the invention is characterized in that the base material has a particle size distribution in which the D10 value is one fifth, preferably half, of the D50 value. Furthermore, the D90 value of the particle size distribution is four times, preferably twice, the D50 value.
  • the particle size distribution of the base material is preferably expressed as a D10 value of 0.2*D50, preferably 0.5*D50 and a D90 value of 4*D50, preferably 2*D50.
  • the base material has a particle size distribution in which the D10 value is in the range from 0.2*D50 to 0.5*D50, more preferably from 0.25*D50 to 0.4*D50.
  • the base material has a particle size distribution in which the D90 value is in the range from 2*D50 to 4*D50, more preferably from 2.5*D50 to 3.5*D50.
  • the coloring substances used in the process according to the invention are preferably distinguished by the following particle size distribution: D10 of 0.1*D50, preferably 0.4*D50, and D90 of 5*D50, preferably 2*D50. In this way, a natural color gradient of the blank could be achieved without excessive color intensity occurring in the lower area of the blank.
  • the coloring substances have a particle size distribution in which the D10 value is in the range from 0.1*D50 to 0.4*D50, more preferably from 0.2*D50 to 0.35*D50.
  • the coloring substances have a particle size distribution in which the D90 value is in the range from 2*D50 to 5*D50, more preferably from 2.5*D50 to 4*D50.
  • the suspension also comprises additives, preferably wetting agents and/or dispersants.
  • the wetting agent is preferably selected from the group of nonionic surfactants.
  • the dispersant is preferably selected from the group consisting of water glass, polyelectrolytes, surfactants, carboxylic acid esters, amines, amino alcohols, polycarbonates, polycarboxylic acid derivatives, silanes, silicate polycarbonates and mixtures thereof.
  • the blank obtained by the method according to the invention is intended as a dental restoration, and it has proven to be advantageous to shape the blank by filling the suspension into appropriate casting molds. It is therefore particularly important to ensure that the viscosity of the suspension is the desired color gradient is achieved and, on the other hand, the casting mold is filled without bubbles.
  • An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the suspension has a viscosity of 1 mPas to 10 5 mPas, preferably 1 mPas to 10 3 mPas, determined at 25° C. using a rheometer (eg Physica MCR 101 rheometer from Anton Paar).
  • the method according to the invention provides for the sedimentation of the suspension provided.
  • sedimentation is understood to mean the depositing or settling of the solids contained in the suspension.
  • the sedimentation can be effected by means of centrifugal force.
  • Step c) of the method according to the invention provides for the solidification of the sediment obtained in step b).
  • This solidification can take place, for example, by means of drying or, in cases where polymerizable monomers are used as dispersants, by means of polymerization of the monomers.
  • a strength is preferably achieved which allows the blank to be handled, for example in order to release it from the casting mold or to process it using CAD/CAM methods.
  • this further comprises a step d) in which the sediment solidified in step c) is sintered.
  • the desired strength is already achieved through the polymerization of the monomers. This can be done, for example, under high-pressure conditions, so that the sintering step is no longer necessary.
  • sintering can be carried out to a strength that allows further processing of the blank using CAD/CAM processes or to the final density that is desired for its use as a dental restoration.
  • the method according to the invention also includes a step of infiltrating the blank.
  • the blank is preferably infiltrated with a liquid, hardenable composition, which is hardened after the end of the infiltration.
  • the infiltration step is intended primarily for cases where liquid polymerizable polymers are not used as dispersants.
  • the liquid, curable composition preferably comprises organic monomers and/or prepolymers, preferably based on acrylates and/or methacrylates.
  • the liquid, curable composition is a glass or a glass ceramic.
  • the infiltrating step may be performed after the sediment has dried.
  • the infiltration step can be preceded by a sintering step, with the sintering aiming for a density of the blank that is, for example, 65 to 85% of the theoretical density.
  • a sintering step with the sintering aiming for a density of the blank that is, for example, 65 to 85% of the theoretical density.
  • Suitable compounds and methods are known to the person skilled in the art from WO 02/076907 and WO 2010/029515.
  • the liquid, curable composition is a glass or a glass ceramic.
  • a further object of the present invention is therefore a blank produced by means of the method according to the invention, the blank preferably having a color gradient.
  • the blank is a blank infiltrated with a liquid, curable composition.
  • the curable composition is cured.
  • the blank is a blank made from a ceramic-polymer composite with interpenetrating networks, which is also referred to as hybrid ceramic in the dental industry
  • Another object of the present invention is the use of a suspension for the production of a blank or a dental restoration, the suspension comprising a liquid dispersant, a base material and one or more coloring substances, the blank or the dental restoration being characterized in that it /it has a color gradient that mimics the natural appearance of a tooth.
  • the suspension used is preferably one as described above.
  • the blank obtained can be processed into a dental restoration.
  • the dental restoration is preferably inlays, onlays, table tops, veneers, crowns, partial crowns, implant-supported dentures or bridges.
  • Uncolored feldspar powder with a particle size D50 of 3 ⁇ m was mixed with red and yellow inorganic pigments each with a mean particle size D50 of 6 ⁇ m and a white pigment with a mean particle size D50 of 1 ⁇ m.
  • the mixture was dispersed in water, a nonionic surfactant and water glass using a ball mill, the solids content of the resulting suspension being 53% by volume.
  • the suspension was poured into a plastic mold, sedimented and dried. The dried sediment was sintered into a shaped body.
  • FIG. 1 shows the Lab color values along the direction of sedimentation.
  • the color gradient of the blanks was checked using the Lab values (L*a*b). For this purpose, disks with a thickness of 3 mm were sawn from the samples obtained, and images of these disks positioned on a black background were taken using a light microscope. With the help of an appropriate image processing program, the color values were then determined along a profile. 2. Color gradient control by solids content
  • Uncolored feldspar powder with a particle size D50 of 3 ⁇ m was mixed with a red and a yellow pigment, which also had a particle size D50 of 3 ⁇ m, and a white pigment with a particle size D50 of 1 ⁇ m.
  • the mixture was dispersed in water, a nonionic surfactant and water glass using a ball mill. In this way, suspensions with a solids content of 52% by volume, 50% by volume and 46% by volume were produced.
  • FIGS. 2a to c show the Lab values of the shaped bodies obtained from the suspensions by sedimentation, drying and sintering along the direction of sedimentation. As can be seen from the samples, the color gradient of the shaped body increased with decreasing solids content of the suspension. In this way, the coloring of the blanks can be adjusted from monochrome to infinitely variable multichrome.
  • a red (Fe2O3), a yellow (doped ZrO2) and a white pigment (ZrO2) were each mixed with a silicate-based powder and subjected to a thermal treatment in which the silicate-based powder and the pigments fused to form a frit which was then reduced by milling to a mean volume based particle size of 5 pm.
  • the powders obtained in this way were mixed together with an undyed feldspar powder having an average volume-based particle size D50 of 3 ⁇ m, and the mixture was dispersed in water, a nonionic surfactant and water glass using a ball mill. Shaped bodies were obtained from the suspensions produced in this way by sedimentation, drying and sintering, and their color gradient was analyzed.
  • FIGS. 3a and b show the Lab color values of the blanks in the direction of sedimentation, the solids content of the suspension being 50% by volume (FIG. 3a) and 48% by volume (FIG. 3b).
  • the encapsulation of the pigments enables a significantly finer gradation of the color gradient to be achieved.
  • the red coloring could also be gradually increased in a targeted manner along the direction of sedimentation.
  • Pre-colored base material A red, a yellow and a white pigment were mixed together with the uncolored base material and thermally treated to obtain a frit.
  • the frit was comminuted to the desired particle size by grinding and dispersed in water, a nonionic surfactant and water glass using a ball mill.
  • the suspensions with a solids content of 52% by volume, 48% by volume and 46% by volume were sedimented and the sediment was dried and sintered.
  • the color gradient of the moldings obtained in this way was measured along the direction of sedimentation.
  • Figure 4a shows the Lab values of the blank obtained from the suspension with a solids content of 52% by volume, Figure 4b that obtained from the suspension with a solids content of 48% by volume and Figure 4c that which was obtained from the suspension with a solids content of 46% by volume.
  • a molding was produced by methods customary in the prior art, by producing four mixtures from an uncolored base material and different concentrations of red pigment, yellow pigment and white pigment. Four pressed granules were produced from these mixtures by means of spray drying, which were pressed by means of uniaxial multi-layer pressing in a 4-chamber filling shoe. The molding obtained in this way was debound and sintered and the color gradient was measured. As can be seen from the Lab values shown in FIG. 5, the sudden changes in the color values are clearly visible despite the use of thin layers, which disturb the natural appearance of the restorative material.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'une ébauche avec dégradé de couleur pour restaurations dentaires faisant appel à un procédé de sédimentation, une ébauche obtenue au moyen du procédé selon l'invention ainsi que l'utilisation d'une suspension pour la fabrication d'une restauration dentaire avec dégradé de couleur, le procédé selon l'invention comprenant les étapes suivantes : a) préparation d'une suspension comprenant i) un agent de dispersion liquide ; ii) un matériau de base ; et iii) une ou plusieurs substances colorantes ; b) sédimentation avec formation d'un dégradé de couleur dans le sédiment ; c) solidification du sédiment jusqu'à formation d'une ébauche avec dégradé de couleur.
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