US20090305211A1 - Tooth for Dental Arch Model and Method for Producing the Same - Google Patents

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US20090305211A1 US12/226,452 US22645207A US2009305211A1 US 20090305211 A1 US20090305211 A1 US 20090305211A1 US 22645207 A US22645207 A US 22645207A US 2009305211 A1 US2009305211 A1 US 2009305211A1
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  • the present invention relates to a tooth to be used in a dental arch model with which dental students can experience dental works in the oral cavity and practice treatments.
  • a tooth for a dental arch model is a tooth which is used for simulation of a remedial procedure in the oral cavity or practice treatments using a dental arch model in a university.
  • the present invention relates to a tooth which is used to experience formation trainings such as abutment tooth formation and cavity preparation by grinding the tooth, and a method for producing the same.
  • a tooth for a dental arch model which is used for practice treatments in the oral cavity, is often produced using an epoxy resin or a melamine resin, and are well known in the art.
  • a tooth for a dental arch model formed of an epoxy resin or a melamine resin is in the form of a natural tooth, but exhibits a grinding sensation different from that of a natural tooth. Therefore, even when performing formation trainings such as abutment tooth formation and cavity preparation, grinding sensation and handling properties are different from those of actual dental works in the oral cavity, and thus the training effect could not be obtained.
  • an epoxy resin and a melamine resin are soft.
  • the grinding may not be similar to that of a hard natural tooth.
  • a natural tooth is formed of an enamel texture and the dentin texture and an enamel texture and the dentin texture are harder than a resin, and thus the enamel texture, with which a crown portion of the dentin texture is coated, and the dentin texture have different hardnesses.
  • the dentin texture may be excessively ground and thus a tooth may not be satisfactorily produced.
  • a composite type tooth is commercially available.
  • the dentin portion and the enamel portion exhibit the same grinding sensation, the grinding sensation of the composite type tooth is different from that of a natural tooth. Therefore, even when performing formation trainings such as abutment tooth formation and cavity preparation, the grinding sensation and handling properties are different from those in case of dental works in the oral cavity in practice, and thus the training effect could not be obtained.
  • the grinding sensation includes slipperiness and is substantially different from a natural tooth.
  • Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication (Kokai) 1-90068 discloses that a the enamel texture layer is formed of glass/ceramics having a Vickers hardness controlled within a range from 350 to 450, comprising a phlogopite crystal [NaMg 3 (Si 3 AlO 10 )F 2 ] and a lithia-alumina-silica-based crystal (Li 2 O.Al 2 O 3 .2SiO 2 , Li 2 O.Al 2 O 3 .4SiO 2 ) precipitated simultaneously; a tooth root layer is prepared in advance by adding white, red and yellow colorants to a polyol (base resin), mixing with an isocyanate prepolymer (curing agent), injecting the mixture into a silicone rubber mother mold under vacuum conditions and curing the mixture at a normal temperature; and a dentin texture recognition layer, which exists between the enamel texture layer and the tooth root layer thereby bonding both layers, and is formed of an adhesive resin having an opaque color.
  • the tooth comprising an enamel texture layer formed of a phlogopite crystal or a lithia-alumina-silica-based crystal is not well adapted for use because it feels too hard when grinding as compared with a natural tooth, and also it is not well adapted for use because the dentin texture recognition layer is formed of an adhesive resin which feels too soft when grinding.
  • the dentin layer is formed of an adhesive layer is disclosed. It is described that an enamel layer portion and a tooth root layer portion are formed and bonded. It is recognized as the dentin layer formed of a thick adhesive layer.
  • JP-A- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 5-224591 discloses a tooth model which has a grinding sensation extremely similar to that of a natural tooth, and is suited for the training of practical dental grinding.
  • the tooth model comprises a crown portion whose surface has a Knoop hardness of at least 70 or more and a tooth root portion whose surface has a Knoop hardness of at least 10 to 40.
  • the tooth model contains, as main components, an inorganic matter powder and a crosslinking resin in a weight ratio of 20%:80% to 70%:30%.
  • a tooth model may be formed of a raw material having any hardness, for example, metal, ceramics or a resin, or may be a cavity in view of the method for producing a tooth model and economic considerations”.
  • this is not a tooth model which can exhibit a difference in the grinding sensation between the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • JP-A-5-216395 discloses a tooth model which has a grinding sensation extremely similar to that of a natural tooth and is suited for the training of practical dental grinding, and a method for producing the same.
  • the tooth model contains, as main components, a hydroxyapatitte powder having a porosity of 40 to 80% and a (meth)acrylate ester-based resin in a weight ratio of 20%:80% to 50%:50%.
  • this is not a tooth model which can exhibit a difference in the grinding sensation between the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • JP-A-5-241498, JP-A-5-241499 and JP-A-5-241500 describe an inorganic filler and hydroxyapatitte filler.
  • a resin is used as a base material and thus the problem of the grinding sensation is not solved. They are not tooth models which can exhibit a difference in grinding sensation between the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • JP-A-2004-94049 describes an invention which provides a model tooth for dental training, which enables an accurate shape measurement with laser beam.
  • thermoplastic resin materials such as acryl, polystyrene, polycarbonate, an acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene copolymer (ABS), polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyester
  • thermosetting resin materials such as melamine, urea, unsaturated polyester, phenol, and epoxy
  • materials obtained by adding various organic and inorganic reinforcing fibers for example, glass fiber, carbon fiber, pulp, synthetic resin fiber, etc.
  • various fillers for example, talc, silica, mica, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, alumina, etc.
  • colorants for example, pigment, dye, etc.
  • additives for example, weathering agents, antistatic agents, etc.
  • the present inventors have found that it is necessary to use a sintered body of an inorganic material so as to exhibit the grinding sensation of a natural tooth. Because of the difficulty in controlling a hardness of an inorganic material, it is difficult to form an enamel portion and a dentin portion while controlling the hardness.
  • the dentin portion When a natural tooth is ground, a unique tough grinding sensation upon grinding of a living body is obtained.
  • the dentin portion remarkably exhibits sensation of adhesion of an organic component contained in the dentinal tubule of the tooth to a bar, and sensation of inhibition of grinding.
  • a method of reproducing tooth pulp peculiar to a natural tooth has not been developed heretofore, and thus dental students could not experience exposure to tooth pulp.
  • Dental pulp exposure grinding down the tooth pulp portion
  • the subsequent treatment method must be learned at the same time.
  • a tooth designed for training of a root canal treatment is used, and also training of a root canal treatment (root canal cleaning, root canal extension, etc.) is carried out using a tooth with a small hole formed of a box-shaped acryl.
  • a root canal treatment root canal cleaning, root canal extension, etc.
  • sufficient training cannot be carried out since it is impossible to mount the tooth on a jaw and the hardness of the dentin texture varies.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a tooth for a dental arch model, which enables the experience of a sensation similar to that in treating a natural tooth.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a tooth for a dental arch model in which a difference in the grinding sensation between the enamel texture and the dentin texture of a natural tooth is reproduced in a tooth for a dental arch model, comprising an enamel portion and a dentin portion.
  • the present invention provides a tooth for a dental arch model, comprising an enamel portion and a dentin portion, wherein the enamel portion is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the dentin portion is formed of a sintered-body of an inorganic powder, a resin, a composite, a cement material or gypsum according to the intended purposes.
  • Formation of the enamel portion from a sintered body of an inorganic powder enables a grinding sensation similar to those of a natural tooth and by varying in the composition of the dentin portion, it is possible to impart a grinding sensation which is different from those of the enamel portion.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a tooth for a dental arch model comprising an enamel portion and a dentin portion, wherein the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion can be integrally molded.
  • two parts can be molded using a material with the same composition.
  • the two parts may be directly bonded, or the enamel portion and the dentin portion may be bonded via an adhesive layer.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is a tooth for a dental arch model comprising an enamel portion and a dentin portion, wherein the enamel portion is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder and the dentin portion is formed of a resin, a composite or a cement material.
  • a powder of inorganic materials such as alumina, zirconia, titanium oxide and silica can be used for the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various inorganic powders and a mixture thereof can be used.
  • a composite prepared by mixing the above resin with an inorganic or organic powder can be used for the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention.
  • a cement material containing polyacrylic acid and aluminosilicate as main components, capable of initiating curing by power-liquid mixing can be used for the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention.
  • Gypsum can be used for the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention.
  • an organic resin composition when both the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, an organic resin composition, a ceramic adhesive material or glass can be used as an adhesive constituting an adhesive layer.
  • an inorganic powder is injection-molded using a ceramic injection molding (CIM) technique to form an enamel portion and a dentin portion.
  • CIM ceramic injection molding
  • the present tooth for a dental arch model is a substitute for a hardest natural tooth in the human body and a tooth formed from a conventional material exhibits a soft feel upon grinding, whereas, the tooth for a dental arch model according to the present invention can achieve a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth. It is possible to experience the grinding sensation similar to that when using an intraoral diamond grinding material (using an air turbine) rotating at a high speed of 400,000 rpm.
  • the shape of a dental crown of the tooth model is also important and it is important to serve as a target of abutment tooth formation and cavity preparation and to accurately express a raised part, fossa and cusp, and thus molding using a CIM technique is suitable.
  • the present invention provides a method for producing a tooth for a dental arch model, when both the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, comprising injection-molding an enamel portion and a dentin portion using a CIM technique, subjecting the resultant injection molding to degreasing and sintering steps to obtain sintered bodies of the dentin portion and the enamel portion, and bonding these sintered bodies using an adhesive.
  • the present invention also provides a method for producing a tooth for a dental arch model, when glass is used as an adhesive, which comprises injection-molding an enamel portion and a dentin portion using a CIM technique, laminating these injection moldings using a powder of glass interposed therebetween, subjecting the resultant laminate to degreasing and sintering steps to obtain a sintered body in which the dentin portion and the enamel portion are bonded.
  • the enamel portion or dentin portion formed of the sintered body of an inorganic powder is impregnated with an aqueous solution of polysaccharides and a protein, a thermosoluble material such as wax, or a resin such as an acryl-based resin, a urea resin or a silicone resin.
  • Impregnation with a thermosetting resin or a resin containing a crosslinking agent enables a soft grinding sensation similar to those of a natural tooth when compared with the case of no impregnation.
  • a thermosetting resin is impregnated, a grinding sensation which an entwining sensation similar to that of a natural tooth is obtained when compared to not impregnating with such a resin.
  • These resins are not dissolved even when water is simultaneously used, and thus the entwining sensation can be reproduced.
  • the present invention can be applied to both the dentin portion and the enamel portion, it is particularly preferred to apply it to the dentin portion.
  • a tooth pulp portion can be formed in the dentin portion.
  • the tooth pulp portion is filled with a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax or a water-soluble material.
  • a false carious dental portion can be formed between the enamel portion and the dentin portion, or at the periphery thereof.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed of a resin or a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • both the dentin portion and the enamel portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, it is possible to experience grinding with a natural tooth model without a soft sensation resulting from the presence of an adhesive. It is possible to experience smooth grinding from the enamel portion to the dentin portion.
  • the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention Since the sintered body of an inorganic powder is impregnated with a viscous material such as a resin, the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention has the effect of reducing dust scattering upon tooth grinding, and thus stains due to dust of a model can be suppressed. As an obvious consequence, dust absorption by students during training is also reduced. Since the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention has a tough grinding sensation like a natural tooth, an entwining sensation to a diamond bar generated upon grinding of a living tooth can be reproduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a tooth for a dental arch model according to a first aspect of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a tooth for a dental arch model according to a second aspect of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a tooth for a dental arch model, which includes a tooth pulp portion, according to a first aspect of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a tooth for a dental arch model, which includes a false carious dental portion, according to a second aspect of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a tooth for a dental arch model, which includes a tooth pulp portion and a false carious dental portion, according to a first aspect of the present invention.
  • the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention comprises at least an enamel portion 1 and a dentin portion 2 , and the enamel portion 1 is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the dentin portion 2 is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, a resin, a composite, cement or gypsum according to the intended purposes.
  • FIG. 1 shows a tooth for a dental arch model wherein both the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, and the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 are bonded via an adhesive layer 3 .
  • the adhesive layer 3 is composed of an adhesive such as an organic resin composition, a ceramic adhesive material or glass.
  • the enamel portion 1 is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder and the dentin portion 2 is formed of a resin, a composite, cement or gypsum, an adhesive layer is not required ( FIG. 2 ).
  • voids 12 exist between particles 11 of an inorganic powder as shown in FIG. 3 . Therefore, a tough grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth can be reproduced by impregnating the voids 12 with a water-soluble material comprising polysaccharides or a protein, a thermosoluble material such as wax, or a resin such as an acryl-based resin, a urea resin or a silicone resin.
  • a tooth pulp portion 4 can be formed in the dentin portion 2 ( FIG. 4 ).
  • a mold having a desired tooth pulp shape is formed using a combustible material such as an epoxy resin.
  • the mold having a tooth pulp shape is set in a die and a dentin portion 2 is formed of an inorganic powder.
  • the dentin portion is sintered thereby burning out the mold having a tooth pulp shape to obtain a sintered body of the dentin portion, including a space having a tooth pulp shape in the dentin portion 2 .
  • the space of the resultant tooth pulp shape in the resultant dentin portion 2 is filled with a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax or a water-soluble material to form the tooth pulp portion 4 .
  • a false carious dental portion 5 can be formed between the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 , or at the periphery thereof.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view in which the false carious dental portion 5 is formed at a transition part of the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 of a tooth for a dental arch model according to the second aspect.
  • the false carious dental portion 5 can be formed so as to pierce through the dentin portion from an occlusal surface of the enamel portion, and also the false carious dental portion 5 can be formed together with the tooth pulp portion 4 in the case of the tooth for a dental arch model according to the first aspect.
  • the false carious dental portion 5 is formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, a resin or a composite.
  • the false carious dental portion 5 is formed of the resin or composite, it is possible to visually confirm the degree of removal of the carious dental portion by adding a colorant, a fluorescent material or an X-ray contrast medium to the sintered body of an inorganic powder, the resin or composite.
  • the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention can be colored white, ivory, milky-white or translucent by using an inorganic pigment, like a natural tooth, it is possible to experience more realistic grinding.
  • the color is preferably white, ivory, or milky-white.
  • a jaw field and a mannequin part can be appropriately selected. It is important to carry out a procedure in order to confirm the suitability of the selection. For example, it is important to appropriately adjust the size of a tooth inserting inlet of a dental arch model.
  • Examples of the inorganic powder which can be used to form the enamel portion 1 and dentin portion 2 of the present invention, include powders of alumina-based, zirconia-based, silica-based, aluminum nitride and silicon nitride ceramics, or glass. Among these, powders of alumina-based and zirconia-based ceramics are preferred.
  • the alumina-based or zirconia-based ceramics mean that the content of alumina or zirconia is from 60 to 100%, preferably from 80 to 100%, and more preferably from 95 to 100%, based on the composition of the sintered body. Particularly, the content of alumina is from 50 to 100%, preferably from 70 to 100%, and more preferably from 90 to 100%.
  • Powders of alumina-based ceramics are preferably used as the inorganic powder.
  • both the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder
  • hardnesses of the enamel portion and the dentin portion are adjusted by a method of increasing a particle size, a method of increasing voids, a method of varying the composition, a method of varying the sintering temperature, or a method of varying the retention time.
  • the most suitable method is a method of varying the particle size while maintaining the same composition. It is possible to increase the particle size of the dentin portion when compared with the enamel portion.
  • the average particle diameter of the dentin portion is adjusted to an average particle diameter which is at least 10 times larger than that of the enamel portion.
  • the average particle diameter of the enamel portion is from 0.1 to 0.5 ⁇ m
  • the average particle diameter of the dentin portion is preferably adjusted within a range from 1.0 to 10.0 ⁇ m.
  • the sintering temperature varies depending on the composition.
  • the sintering temperature is from 800 to 1,200° C. when a large amount of a glass component such as silica is contained. In case of alumina, the sintering temperature is from 1,200 to 1,600° C., and preferably from 1,400 to 1,550° C.
  • Both the enamel portion and the dentin portion are preferably formed of a sintered alumina powder.
  • the primary particle diameter of the alumina powder is preferably from 0.2 to 5 ⁇ m. It is preferred to sinter at a sintering temperature of 1,300 to 1,600° C.
  • the enamel portion is preferably formed of a sintered Al 2 O 3 powder having a primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 ⁇ m, and more preferably a sintered Al 2 O 3 powder having a primary particle diameter of 0.2 to 0.5 ⁇ m.
  • the dentin portion is preferably formed of a sintered Al 2 O 3 powder having a primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 8.0 ⁇ m, more preferably a sintered Al 2 O 3 powder having a primary particle diameter of 2.0 to 5.0 ⁇ m, and still more preferably a sintered Al 2 O 3 powder having a primary particle diameter of 2.0 to 3.0 ⁇ m.
  • the sintering temperature of the enamel portion is preferably from 1,400 to 1,600° C.
  • the sintering temperature of the dentin portion is preferably from 1,300 to 1,500° C.
  • the sintering temperature has a close relation with the grinding sensation and it must be adjusted according to the particle size or raw material lot.
  • the retention time at a sintering temperature also has a close relation with the grinding sensation and it must be adjusted according to the particle size and raw material lot.
  • Vickers hardness of the enamel portion and the dentin portion is preferably from 300 to 1,000, and more preferably from 300 to 600.
  • a metal oxide such as silica may be added to the tooth composition.
  • the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 are preferably formed by using a CIM technique which is often used as a method for forming ceramics.
  • the CIM technique is a technique of forming an inorganic powder and includes the following steps of:
  • binder examples include stearic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, a thermoplastic resin and wax.
  • Stearic acid or polyvinyl alcohol is preferably used.
  • the shrinkage ratio can be adjusted by a method of varying an amount of a binder during production of pellets, a method of varying the sintering temperature, or a method of varying the retention time. Even when the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of inorganic powders each having a different particle size, sufficient bonding can be achieved by unifying the shrinkage ratio of two parts.
  • a most suited method is the method of varying an amount of a binder.
  • the enamel portion 1 and the dentin portion 2 are injection-molded and, after passing through the degreasing and sintering steps, bonding can be performed using a resin or a ceramic adhesive at an interface between the sintered enamel portion and the sintered dentin portion.
  • thermoplastic resin for example, a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin or a chemical polymerizable resin can be used.
  • thermosetting resin and a chemical polymerizable resin are preferred.
  • thermoplastic resin means a resin which can obtain sufficient thermoplasticity for the purposes of molding by applying heat.
  • thermoplastic resin which can be used in the present invention, include acryl-based, styrene-based, olefin-based, vinyl chloride-based, urethane-based, polyamide-based, polybutadiene-based, polyacetal-based, unsaturated polyester-based, polycarbonate and polyphenylene ether resins.
  • Polysulfone-based, polyimide, polyether imide and polyether ether ketone resins can also be appropriately used.
  • an acryl-based resin is particularly preferred.
  • thermosetting resin means a resin which is cured by heating as a result of the progress of crosslinking. Since the thermosetting resin used for bonding in the present invention is not dissolved in a solvent after processing and is not softened even when heated again, the thermosetting resin is better than a thermoplastic resin.
  • a urea resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin and an epoxy resin can be typically used, and a melamine resin and an epoxy resin are preferred. Among these, an epoxy resin is most preferred.
  • the chemical polymerizable resin means a resin which is polymerizable using a chemical catalyst even when it is originally included in the thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin.
  • the ceramic adhesive used for bonding in the present invention is an adhesive which contains silicic acid and boric acid as main components and heat resistance at a sintering temperature or higher of ceramics.
  • Bonding required in the present invention is that the enamel portion and the dentin portion are entirely bonded. Therefore, it is not preferred that the adhesive layer partially contains a non-bonded part and large air bubbles exist since an adverse influence is exerted on the grinding sensation.
  • an enamel portion 1 and a dentin portion 2 are respectively injection-molded and these injection moldings are laminated via a glass powder, followed by subjecting to degreasing and sintering steps, and thus making it possible to obtain a sintered body in which the dentin portion and the enamel portion are bonded.
  • the thickness of the adhesive is preferably from 1 to 500 ⁇ m, more preferably from 1 to 300 ⁇ m, still more preferably from 1 to 200 ⁇ m, and further preferably from 1 to 100 ⁇ m.
  • the resin used to form a dentin portion of the present invention contains a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin.
  • a thermoplastic resin or a resin containing a crosslinking agent is preferred.
  • An epoxy resin is more preferred.
  • thermoplastic resin means a resin which can obtain sufficient thermoplasticity for the purposes of molding by applying heat.
  • thermoplastic resin which can be used to form an enamel portion in the present invention, include acryl-based, styrene-based, olefin-based, vinyl chloride-based, urethane-based, polyamide-based, polybutadiene-based, polyacetal-based, saturated polyester-based, polycarbonate, and polyphenylene ether resins.
  • acryl-based, styrene-based, urethane-based and polyamide-based resins are particularly preferred.
  • thermosetting resin can be obtained by mixing the thermoplastic resin with a crosslinking agent. That is, it is possible to perform training of tooth grinding without the resin being dissolved by heat generated upon grinding.
  • thermosetting resin means a resin which is cured by heating as a result of the progress of polymerization.
  • thermosetting resin After curing, since it is not dissolved in a solvent and is not softened even when heated again, the thermosetting resin is better than the thermoplastic resin.
  • thermosetting resin which can be used to form a dentin portion of the present invention, includes a urea resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin and an epoxy resin.
  • a melamine resin and an epoxy resin are preferred.
  • An epoxy resin is most preferred.
  • the inorganic powder is mainly composed of ceramic or glass and has an average particle diameter of 1.0 to 100 ⁇ m, but the composition is not particularly limited.
  • the average particle diameter is preferably from 1.0 to 30 ⁇ m. Fine particle fillers can also be mixed.
  • the inorganic powder include powders of inorganic materials such as quartz, amorphous silica, clay, aluminum oxide, talc, mica, kaolin, glass, barium sulfate, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, titanium nitride, silicon carbide, boron carbide, calcium carbonate, hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphate.
  • the organic powder include powders of polymers or oligomers such as polymethyl methacrylate, polyethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyester and nylon. Organic-inorganic composites can also be used preferably.
  • powders may be used alone or in combination. It is more preferred to use powders which are surface-treated with conventionally known titanate coupling agents, aluminate coupling agents and silane coupling agents.
  • a mixing ratio can be appropriately selected, if necessary, and may be selected from a range from 1 to 95%, and preferably from 60 to 90%.
  • the average particle diameter of these inorganic powders and organic powders is from 0.1 to 30 ⁇ m, preferably from 1.0 to 10 ⁇ m, and more preferably from 1.0 to 5.0 ⁇ m.
  • the cement material constituting the dentin portion is cured by power liquid mixing, and contains polyacrylic acid and aluminosilicate as main components.
  • a tooth model formed of an inorganic sintered body has no X-ray contrast properties and thus it is preferred to impart X-ray contrast properties to the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • X-ray contrast properties can be attained by mixing with SrO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , La 2 O 3 and other heavy metal element oxides.
  • a state of a cavity shape can be confirmed later using X-ray photography by imparting X-ray contrast properties to the dentin portion.
  • a grinding state upon grinding of enamel and dentin can be found by varying X-ray contrast properties using metal to be mixed with the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • Any water-soluble material can be used without any limitation as long as it is a water-soluble polymer with which voids of the sintered body can be impregnated. At least one of a polysaccharide or a protein is preferably used. Among these, a protein is preferred.
  • Dextrin, glycogen, cellulose, pectin, konjak mannan and glucomannan, and alginic acid are preferably used as polysaccharides.
  • cellulose, pectin, konjak mannan and glucomannan are preferred because a certain viscosity is required.
  • the protein may be a polymer compound consisting mainly of a polypeptide comprising about twenty kinds of L- ⁇ -amino acids.
  • a simple protein consisting only of amino acids and a conjugated protein containing a nucleic acid, a phosphoric acid, a lipid, a saccharide and a metal are preferably used.
  • Gelatin, an agar-based material, collagen and elastin are more preferred.
  • Gelatin and an agar-based material are still more preferred because not only these materials easily dissolve in water, but also the shape must be retained at the void part of the sintered body.
  • a wax-based material can be used as the thermosoluble material with which the void part is impregnated.
  • thermosoluble material When impregnated with the thermosoluble material, the effect is exerted by dissolving through frictional heat generated upon grinding.
  • the wax exerts an effect similar to that of polysaccharides or protein without water pouring, and it is possible to easily perform training of tooth grinding without using a water pouring equipment.
  • both natural wax and synthetic wax can be used.
  • natural waxes include animal/vegetable wax, mineral wax and petroleum wax.
  • synthetic wax blended wax and polyethylene wax can be used, and paraffin wax is preferred.
  • Fats and oils are also included in the wax. Fats and oils mean a glycerin ester of fatty acid and are insoluble in water and soluble in an alcohol. Fats and oils are preferably in the form of solid fat at a normal temperature (37° C., atmospheric pressure) and examples thereof include vegetable Japan tallow, animal beef tallow and lard.
  • lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, behenic acid, stearic acid, and fats and oils extracted from a living body can be used, and fats and oils extracted from a living body are preferred.
  • fats and oils extracted from a living body for example, lard, tallow, etc. are particularly preferred.
  • an auxiliary of the surfactant plays an important role so as to impregnate a void part of a sintered body with a water-soluble material or a thermosoluble material.
  • the surfactant can also be used as a water-soluble material.
  • Anionic, nonionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants can be appropriately used. Among these surfactants, anionic and nonionic surfactants are preferred.
  • a fatty acid diethanolamide C 11 H 23 —CON(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 2 , a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (AE) C 12 H 25 —O(CH 2 CH 2 O) 8 H, and a polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether (APE) C 9 H 9 —(C 6 H 4 )O(CH 2 CH 2 O) 8 H are used.
  • an alkyltrimethyl ammonium salt C 12 H 25 —N + (CH 3 ) 3 .Cl ⁇ , a dialkyldimethyl ammonium chloride C 12 H 25 —N + (C 8 H 7 )(CH 3 ) 2 .Cl ⁇ , and an alkyl pyridinium chloride C 12 H 25 —(N + C 5 H 5 ).Cl ⁇ are used.
  • an alkyl carboxybetaine [betaine-based] C 12 H 25 —N + (CH 3 ) 2 .CH 2 COO ⁇ is used.
  • the impregnating water-soluble material or thermosoluble material is charged in a beaker and heated to an appropriate temperature thereby reducing viscosity. A proper amount of a surfactant is added. After reducing the viscosity, a ceramic sintered body is put in the beaker, and the beaker is placed in a vacuum desiccator. The air in the vacuum desiccator is gradually extracted thereby discharging the air in the ceramic sintered body outside of the vacuum desiccator. As the evacuation progresses, air bubbles are formed on a surface of the sintered body, and thus it is found that the air in the sintered body has been extracted. After the completion of extraction of the air, impregnation is conducted by gently returning the air to the desiccator.
  • the organic material, with which the void part of the present invention is impregnated is preferably at least one of a thermosetting resin a thermoplastic resin and a resin containing a crosslinking agent.
  • the resin used for impregnation in the present invention includes a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin.
  • a thermosetting resin or a resin containing a crosslinking agent is preferred.
  • an epoxy resin is preferred.
  • a method of forming a tooth pulp portion 4 in a dentin portion 2 includes the following steps:
  • a combustible tooth pulp mold producing step of molding a die having a tooth pulp shape using a combustible material (2) a die disposing step of disposing the combustible tooth pulp mold at a predetermined position in a tooth die; (3) an injection step of injecting an inorganic powder and a binder in the tooth die to obtain a non-sintered injection molding; (4) a sintering step of sintering the non-sintered injection molding to obtain a sintered body incorporating a space having a tooth pulp shape; and (5) a tooth pulp producing step of filling a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax or a water-soluble material in the space having a tooth pulp shape in the interior of the sintered body.
  • the combustible tooth pulp forming step of forming a combustible material tooth pulp formed into a tooth pulp shape using a combustible material is a step of previously forming into a tooth pulp shape using a combustible material upon sintering of a tooth so as to form a tooth pulp shape of the tooth.
  • a space is formed with a material which is combustible during the sintering step and then the space is filled with a material suited for a tooth pulp to complete a tooth.
  • This step is the tooth pulp shape forming step.
  • the die setting step of setting a combustible tooth pulp mold at a predetermined position in a tooth die is a step of setting a combustible tooth pulp mold in a die.
  • a combustible tooth pulp mold formed previously of a combustible material may be set in a die, or a combustible tooth pulp mold formed continuously in-situ of a combustible material may be set in a die again.
  • the injecting step of injecting an inorganic powder and a binder into a tooth die to obtain an inject-molded tooth is a step in which an inorganic powder with a dental composition mixed with a binder with heating in a tooth die with a combustible tooth pulp mold formed of a combustible material.
  • this step since the combustible tooth pulp mold is thin, injection must be conducted while paying careful attention.
  • the tooth since the tooth is separated into the enamel portion and the dentin portion, only the dentin portion is formed. Also when the tooth is integrally molded by application of the present invention, this step can be applied.
  • the sintering step of sintering a non-sintered inject molding to obtain a sintered body having a space having a tooth pulp shape therein is a step in which the non-sintered tooth obtained in the injecting step is sintered.
  • the sintering temperature in the sintering step is from 800 to 1,200° C. when a large amount of a glass component is contained. In case of alumina, the sintering temperature is from 1,200 to 1,600° C., and preferably from 1,400 to 1,550° C. At this time, the combustible tooth pulp mold is burned out to form a space having a tooth pulp shape.
  • the tooth pulp production method of filling the space having a tooth pulp shape in the sintered body with a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax or a water-soluble material is the step of forming a false tooth pulp at the space part of the sintered tooth pulp using a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax or a water-soluble material.
  • the method include a method of filling using a syringe, and a method of filling a tooth pulp portion of a sintered body with a false tooth pulp material by immersing in the false tooth pulp material and placing in a vacuum vessel, followed by evacuation.
  • the combustible material may be a material which can be formed into a tooth pulp shape and is not deformed at an injection pressure and an injection temperature upon formation of a tooth and is combustible upon sintering of the tooth to form a space having a tooth pulp shape.
  • the combustible material is specifically a resin, and particularly preferably a thermosetting resin. Specifically, a urea resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin and an epoxy resin, and crosslinked acryl- and styrene-based resins may be used.
  • the resin of the tooth pulp portion in a ceramic sintered body of the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention includes one or more resins including an elastomeric resin, a foamed resin, a thermosetting resin, a thermoplastic resin and a resin containing a crosslinking agent, and is preferably an elastomeric resin or a foamed resin.
  • the resin of the tooth pulp portion used in the present invention includes a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin.
  • a thermosetting resin or a resin containing a crosslinking agent is preferred.
  • an epoxy resin is preferred.
  • thermoplastic resin of the tooth pulp portion used in the present invention examples include an acryl-based resin, a styrene-based resin, an olefin-based resin, a vinyl chloride-based resin, a urethane-based resin, a polyamide-based resin, a polybutadiene-based resin, a polyacetal-based resin, a saturated polyester-based resin, polycarbonate, polyphenyleneether, a rubber, a vinyl-based resin and polyvinyl acetate.
  • Elastomeric resins and foamed resins such as urethane and rubber are particularly preferred.
  • thermosetting resin of the tooth pulp portion used in the present invention includes a urea resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin and an epoxy resin, and a melamine resin and an epoxy resin are preferred.
  • An epoxy resin is most preferred.
  • a chemical polymerizable resin is preferred. The reason is that it is easy to impregnate the void part of particles of the sintered body with the resin and to cure the resin.
  • the chemical polymerizable resin is originally a resin which is polymerized using a chemical catalyst even if it is a resin included in the thermosetting resin or the thermoplastic resin.
  • Particularly preferred resin is a resin which contains a crosslinking agent and has no thermoplasticity.
  • any silicone rubber can be used in the tooth pulp portion in the ceramic sintered body of the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention without any limitation.
  • the other usable rubber material include a chlorosulfonated polyethylene rubber; a Hypalon rubber, a fluororubber and an isobutene-isoprene rubber; a butyl rubber, a natural rubber and an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber: a Hiker rubber, a urethane rubber, an ethylene-propylene rubber, a styrene-butadiene rubber and a chloroprene rubber; and neoprene.
  • the rubber hardness (Durometer (JIS K 6253)) is from 10 to 70, and preferably from 20 to 50.
  • wax of the tooth pulp portion in ceramic sintered body of the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention for example, animal-derived wax (beeswax, spermaceti, shellac wax, etc.), plant-derived wax (Carnauba wax, Japan tallow, rice bran wax (rice wax), Candelilla wax, etc.), petroleum-derived wax (paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, etc.), mineral-derived wax (Montan wax, ozocerite, etc.), synthetic wax (Fischer-Tropsch wax, polyethylene wax, fats and oils-based synthetic wax (ester, ketones, amides), and hydrogenated wax can be used.
  • animal-derived wax beeswax, spermaceti, shellac wax, etc.
  • plant-derived wax Ciarnauba wax, Japan tallow, rice bran wax (rice wax), Candelilla wax, etc.
  • petroleum-derived wax paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, etc.
  • mineral-derived wax Montan wax, ozocerite, etc
  • the water-soluble material of the tooth pulp portion in the ceramic sintered body of the tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention contains at least one of polysaccharides and protein-based material.
  • the water-soluble material can exert the effect by pouring water or previously impregnating with water.
  • a protein is preferred.
  • a hydrophilic polymer is also preferably used as the water-soluble material.
  • cellulose derivatives such as natural product-derived semisynthetic carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and methyl cellulose (MC); and synthetic water-soluble polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a polyacryl-based polymer, polyacrylamide (PAM) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) can be used.
  • PVA polyvinyl alcohol
  • PAM polyacrylamide
  • PEO polyethylene oxide
  • Polysaccharides are preferably dextrin, glycogen, cellulose, pectin, konjak mannan and glucomannan, and alginic acid, and more preferably cellulose, pectin, konjak mannan and glucomannan. The reason is that some degree of viscosity is required.
  • a protein-based compound may be a polymer compound composed mainly of a polypeptide comprising about twenty kinds of L- ⁇ -amino acids.
  • a simple protein composed only of amino acids and a conjugated protein comprising nucleic acid, phosphoric acid, a lipid, a saccharide and metal.
  • a starch, gelatin, agar, collagen and elastin are more preferred.
  • Gelatin and agar are still more preferred since it is required to be quickly dissolved in water and to maintain a tooth pulp shape.
  • the tooth part is separated into the enamel portion and the dentin portion, only the tooth pulp can be formed of a resin, a silicone rubber, a wax, and a water-soluble material by integral molding of the tooth part through application of the present invention.
  • dental caries tends to result at positions where food residues remain and are mainly generated at an occlusal surface, a space between teeth and a cervix dentis part (boundary between a dental crown and a tooth root). Dental caries easily proceeds on dentin material when compared with enamel material.
  • the dental crown is formed of the enamel texture, it is difficult to completely clean a fissure of the occlusal surface and the dental crown is formed of thin enamel texture, and thus dental caries easily proceeds toward the dentin texture.
  • the dentin texture is exposed from the enamel texture and thus dental caries easily proceeds.
  • a false carious dental portion can be formed between the enamel portion and the dentin portion, or at the periphery thereof, or the dentin side in the vicinity of a transition part of the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed in the vicinity of a boundary between the enamel portion and the dentin portion in an occlusal surface or a cervix dentis part. Formation on a dentin portion is particularly preferred compared with an enamel portion.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed on the occlusal surface, it is preferred to form a large false carious dental portion at the dentin portion when compared to the enamel portion. In this case, fissure dental caries is reproduced.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed at the cervix dentis part, it is preferred to form the false carious dental portion at the dentin side in the vicinity of the transition from the enamel portion to the dentin portion of the tooth surface. In this case, surface dental caries of the tooth root part is reproduced.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed of an inorganic powder, a resin or a composite. It is preferred that grinding is facilitated in the order of the enamel portion, the dentin portion and the false carious dental portion.
  • Specific combinations include a combination in which the enamel portion and dentin portion is formed of an inorganic sintered body and the false carious dental portion is formed of a resin or a composite, a combination in which the enamel portion is formed of an inorganic sintered body, the dentin portion is formed of a composite and the false carious dental portion is formed of a resin or a composite which is easily ground when compared with the dentin portion, and a combination in which the enamel portion is formed of a composite, the dentin portion is formed of a composite which is easily ground when compared with the enamel portion and the false carious dental portion is formed of a resin or a composite which is easily ground when compared with dentin.
  • the inorganic powder, the resin or the composite used as the false carious dental portion can have the same composition as that of the enamel portion or the dentin portion.
  • the present invention relates to a tooth for a dental arch model which is characterized by containing at least any of a coloring material, fluorescent material and an X-ray contrast material in the false carious dental portion.
  • the coloring material may be either a dye or a pigment.
  • the dental caries site can be visually confirmed by coloration and can be easily ground. A deep coloring material is preferred and a black coloring material is particularly preferred.
  • coloring material in combination with a fluorescent agent or an X-ray contrast medium.
  • the fluorescent agent is preferably a UV excitation-type fluorescent agent, and more preferably a UV excitation-type fluorescent pigment.
  • fluorescence is not emitted upon grinding and it is possible to confirm by emitting fluorescence using black light.
  • a fluorescent agent which is commercially available from a large manufacturer ARBROWN CO., LTD., can be used.
  • UV excitation-type fluorescent agent a UV excitation-type organic fluorescent pigment or inorganic fluorescent pigment can be used.
  • X-ray contrast properties can be attained by mixing with X-ray contrast media such as SrO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , La 2 O 3 and other heavy metal element oxides.
  • Dental caries removal can be confirmed using X-ray photography after treatment training by imparting X-ray contrast properties to the false carious dental portion and is preferred in order to evaluate grinding.
  • X-ray contrast properties can be attained by mixing with X-ray contrast media such as SrO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , La 2 O 3 and other heavy metal element oxides.
  • the X-ray contrast medium is preferably SrO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 or La 2 O 3 , and more preferably ZnO or ZrO 2 .
  • the average particle diameter of the coloring material, the fluorescent agent or the X-ray contrast medium is from 0.1 to 30 ⁇ m, preferably from 1.0 to 10 ⁇ m, and more preferably from 1.0 to 5.0 ⁇ m.
  • a coloring material or fluorescent agent may be used, and the X-ray contrast medium may be a dye.
  • a fluorescent agent or X-ray contrast medium as a color, which is almost the same as a dentin color or an enamel color, in order to perform instruction by determining a grinding sensation.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed of a material different from that of the dentin portion or the enamel portion, it is possible to perform training of removing the dental caries part by grinding the tooth based on a sensation of different materials by using a fluorescent agent and an X-ray contrast medium in combination in the false carious dental portion. It is possible to confirm later whether or not dental caries is completely removed using black light or X-ray photography.
  • the false carious dental portion 5 can be reproduced by adhering a dental caries part reproducing material prepared by mixing an inorganic powder, a resin or a composite with at least any one of a coloring material, a fluorescent material and an X-ray contrast material to the enamel portion 1 or the dentin portion 2 , or injecting the dental caries part reproducing material in a cavity formed in the enamel portion 1 or the dentin portion 2 .
  • the dental caries part can be reproduced by applying a dental caries part reproducing material containing at least any one of a coloring material, a fluorescent material and an X-ray contrast material to the enamel portion 1 or dentin portion 2 , or impregnating with the dental caries part reproducing material.
  • a coloring material, a fluorescent agent and an X-ray contrast medium are dispersed in a solvent and the dentin is impregnated with the resultant dispersion, and thus a false carious dental portion can be formed. This method is preferred since the false carious dental portion can be easily formed.
  • a method for producing a tooth for a dental arch model of the present invention will be described below.
  • a sintered body was molded with an Al 2 O 3 powder (average particle diameter: 0.5 ⁇ m) into an enamel portion.
  • a dental caries part reproducing material of a composite carbon black: 5%, zinc oxide: 10%, UV excitation-type inorganic fluorescent pigment: 30%, epoxy: 55%, a small amount of catalyst
  • carbon black 5%, zinc oxide: 10%, UV excitation-type inorganic fluorescent pigment: 30%, epoxy: 55%, a small amount of catalyst
  • the resultant enamel portion was disposed in a tooth-shaped die and a dentin portion formed of a composite (titanium oxide: 5%, silica powder (5 ⁇ m): 70%, epoxy: 25%, a small amount of catalyst) was tamped to obtain a tooth for a dental arch model.
  • a dental caries part reproducing material of a composite (carbon black: 5%, zinc oxide: 10%, UV excitation-type inorganic fluorescent pigment: 30%, epoxy: 55%, a small amount of catalyst) was applied to a part of the dentin side of a molding having an enamel shape formed of a composite (titanium oxide: 5%, silica powder (5 ⁇ m): 70%, epoxy: 25%, a small amount of catalyst) and cured, and then the resulting enamel portion was disposed in a tooth-shaped die and a dentin portion formed of a composite (titanium oxide: 5%, silica powder (5 ⁇ m: 70%, epoxy: 25%, a small amount of catalyst) was tamped to obtain a tooth for a dental arch model.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion are preferably molded by injection molding.
  • Sintered bodies were molded with an Al 2 O 3 powder (average particle diameter: 5 ⁇ m) into a dentin portion and an enamel portion.
  • a dental caries part reproducing material of a composite carbon black: 5%, zinc oxide: 10%, UV excitation-type inorganic fluorescent pigment: 30%, epoxy: 55%, a small amount of catalyst was applied to a part of the dentin portion which would be inserted into a crown of the enamel portion and cured, and then the enamel portion and the dentin portion were bonded using an epoxy resin to obtain a tooth for a dental arch model.
  • a tooth is produced in which a void is formed in the false carious dental portion and a hole is provided to the dental caries part and then a dental caries part reproducing material is injected.
  • a small hole may be opened in the thin part from the enamel portion to the dentin portion and the hole used for injection of the dental caries part reproducing material.
  • This thin part is called a fossa in a natural tooth and tends to be a part where dental caries occurs.
  • the hole may be preferably made on interproximal surfaces of teeth for the following reason. That is, the resultant tooth is a tooth with good reproducibility since dental caries frequently occurs between adjacent teeth in the front teeth.
  • Dentin portion is impregnated (*) 3 3 3 3 3 3 (*): The dentin portion is impregnated with a colorant, a UV excitation pigment or an X-ray contrast medium to obtain a false carious dental portion. Explanation of symbols Enamel portion 1 Dentin portions 2 False carious dental portion 3
  • all of the enamel portion, the dentin portion and the false carious dental portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the sintered body can be easily ground and dental caries can be detected in the grinding process if the enamel portion is formed of particles having a primary particle diameter of 0.1 ⁇ m, the tooth dentin portion is formed of particles having a primary particle diameter of 2 ⁇ m, and the false carious dental portion is formed of particles having a primary particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion are formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the false carious dental portion is formed of a composite. As described above, it is preferred to become soft in the order of the enamel portion and the dentin portion.
  • the false carious dental portion of the combination 2 is formed of a thermosetting resin or a crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin. Both the combination 2 and the combination 3 are preferred combinations.
  • preferred materials used in the enamel portion, the dentin portion and the false carious dental portion can be selected from a sintered body of an inorganic powder, a composite, a “thermosetting resin, a crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin”, a thermoplastic resin and a material prepared by impregnation (*) of the dentin portion.
  • the “material prepared by impregnation (*) of the dentin portion” is used for only the false carious dental portion and is prepared by impregnating the dentin portion with a coloring material, a fluorescent material or an X-ray contrast material. This method cannot provide a difference in easiness of grinding with respect to the dentin portion, but when compared with a conventional tooth model, if the tooth is formed of the sintered body of an inorganic powder, it enables grinding training similar to a natural tooth.
  • the false carious dental portion is softer (easily ground) than the enamel portion and the dentin portion. It is preferred to become soft (easily ground) in the order of the enamel portion, the dentin portion and the false carious dental portion. The reason is that it is possible to perform training for determining dental caries grinding by sensing a grinding material.
  • the enamel portion is preferably formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, a composite or a “thermosetting resin, a crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin”, more preferably a sintered body of an inorganic powder or a composite, and still more preferably a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the enamel portion is preferably formed of a hard material having grinding sensation similar to that of the enamel texture.
  • the dentin portion is preferably formed of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, a composite, a “thermosetting resin, a crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin” or a thermoplastic resin, furthermore sintered body of an inorganic powder, composite, “thermosetting resin, crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin”, more preferably a sintered body of an inorganic powder or a composite, and still more preferably a sintered body of an inorganic powder.
  • the reason is that these materials have sensation similar to that of the dentin texture.
  • the thermoplastic resin can be barely used. It often softens upon grinding.
  • the false carious dental portion may be impregnated with a “thermosetting resin, crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin” or a thermoplastic resin.
  • a “thermosetting resin, a crosslinking agent-containing thermoplastic resin” and a thermoplastic resin are preferred.
  • a grinding sensation does not vary only in response to impregnation, this can not be used in training for different grinding sensations.
  • dies capable of injection-molding for a desired shape were made. Since shrinkage is caused by degreasing and sintering after molding the enamel portion and the dentin portion, dies were prepared accounting for an excess amount of shrinkage. Injection molding was carried out while adjusting the die for every material.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the enamel portion was degreased and then sintered (1,300° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 1-1.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the dentin portion was degreased and sintered (1,000° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 1-2.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the enamel portion was degreased and sintered (1,550° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 2-1.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the dentin portion was degreased and sintered (1,400° C., retention time: 15 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 2-2.
  • a grinding sensation of sintered bodies 1 and 2 obtained by bonding an enamel portion and a dentin portion of the resultant sintered bodies 1-1, 1-2, 2-1 and 2-2 using various adhesives were examined. 30 sintered bodies were produced and tested.
  • a ceramic adhesive was applied to the resultant interface between the enamel portion and the dentin portion thereby bonding them. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • a powder-liquid mixing-type cement material capable of curing by reacting an ionic polymer and glass was used.
  • the cement material was applied to the interface between the enamel portion and the dentin portion thereby bonding them. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, the grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • a commercially available adhesive (Aronalpha®) was applied to the interface between the enamel portion and the dentin portion thereby bonding them. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • both the dentin portion and the enamel portion showed a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth when compared with the sintered body 1.
  • Both sintered bodies showed a good grinding sensation. Although chipping occurred in the case of the cement material and ⁇ adhesive, a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained.
  • Comparative Example 1 an injection molding die capable of forming a two-layered structure was made so as to obtain a molding comprising a dentin portion and an enamel portion.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the enamel portion was degreased and sintered (1,100° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 3. 30 sintered bodies were produced and tested.
  • the resultant injection molding having a tooth shape was degreased and sintered (1,500° C., retention time: 15 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 4. 30 sintered bodies were produced and tested.
  • sintered bodies 5 and 6 were produced in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, except that the amount of stearic acid was changed to 18%.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion were sufficiently bonded and the grinding sensations of both the dentin portion and the enamel portion were similar to that of a natural tooth.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion of the sintered bodies 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2 produced in the same manner as in Example 1 were bonded using a low-melting point glass powder, and then the grinding sensation was examined.
  • IP9021 low-melting point glass, sintering at 575° C.
  • IP9049 low-melting point glass, sintering at 610° C.
  • the glass was melted by sintering and the dentin portion and the enamel portion were bonded, and thus cracking occurred at the glass part of the interface upon grinding and peeling or chipping occurred at the adhesive layer of the glass.
  • each film thickness of the enamel portion and the dentin portion was limited by mixing alumina powders each having a particle diameter of 700 ⁇ m, 400 ⁇ m, 350 ⁇ m, 250 ⁇ m, 150 ⁇ m, 50 ⁇ m or 20 ⁇ m with 3% of each adhesive.
  • a tooth having a defined adhesive layer was made and ground, and then the adhesive layer was observed by a microscope. It was confirmed that the thickness of the adhesive layer was several tens of microns more than that in the case of the alumina powder used to control the thickness of each adhesive layer.
  • a particle diameter of the alumina powder greater than 700 ⁇ m tends to strengthen a grinding sensation of the adhesive layer during grinding.
  • the particle diameter is about 500 ⁇ m or less, it is considered that the resultant product can be used for grinding training.
  • the adhesive layer becomes thinner, it becomes impossible to feel a grinding sensation of the adhesive.
  • the particle diameter is 500 ⁇ m or less, it becomes impossible to feel a grinding sensation of the adhesive.
  • the particle diameter is 300 ⁇ m or less, it is possible to feel that chipping scarcely occurs and adhesion increases.
  • the particle diameter is 200 ⁇ m or less, bonding could be sufficiently performed and a margin part could be ground without feeling discomfort.
  • the particle diameter is 100 ⁇ m or less, a sensation with respect to the bonded layer decreases and transition is possible from the enamel portion to the dentin portion without feeling surprise.
  • the resultant enamel portion and dentin portion were bonded using an epoxy resin.
  • the test results are shown in Table 6. In the test, a dental diamond bar was used.
  • Example 5 The same operation as in Example 5 was performed in Examples 6 to 10 and Comparative Examples 2 to 6. Differences from Example 5 are shown in Table 5. The test results are shown in Table 6.
  • Dentin-enamel transition properties mean a grinding sensation when a grinding material transits the interface between the dentin portion and the enamel portion. It was confirmed whether or not dentin-enamel transition properties are similar to those of a natural tooth.
  • teeth having excellent moldability, grinding sensation, abutment tooth formation properties and cavity preparation properties could be produced.
  • Comparative Example 10 the tooth became soft when compared with Comparative Example 9. A grinding sensation was very different from that of a natural tooth.
  • Comparative Example 11 the tooth was soft when compared with Comparative Example 10. A grinding sensation was very different from that of a natural tooth.
  • dies capable of injection-molding into a desired shape were made. Since shrinkage is caused by degreasing and sintering after molding the enamel portion and the dentin portion, dies were prepared accounting for an excess amount of shrinkage. Injection molding was carried out while adjusting the die for every material. A shrinkage ratio of enamel was about 10% and that of dentin was about 5%.
  • the resultant injection moldings were degreased and sintered (1,200° C., the retention time: 10 minutes) in the presence of the following glass powder interposed between the dentin portion and the enamel portion to obtain a sintered body 9.
  • the resultant injection moldings were degreased and sintered (1,400° C., the retention time: 15 minutes) in the presence of the following glass powder interposed between the dentin portion and the enamel portion to obtain a sintered body 10.
  • fused silica having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m and a maximum particle diameter of 2.0 ⁇ m was used.
  • the enamel portion and the dentin portion of the sintered bodies 9-1, 9-2, 10-1 and 10-2 obtained in the same manner as above were sintered in the presence of a quartz glass powder interposed between the dentin portion and the enamel portion to obtain sintered bodies 11 and 12.
  • the sintered bodies 9 to 12 were evaluated by a grinding test and a bonding state test.
  • each of the sintered bodies 9 to 12 was sliced into a thickness of about 5 mm using a diamond disk and then the bonding state was confirmed. It could be confirmed that all sintered bodies 9 to 12 were in a good bonding state.
  • the resultant enamel portion was placed in a tooth-shaped die and an epoxy resin was injected in the remaining dentin portion.
  • the test results are shown in Table. In the test, a dental diamond bar was used.
  • Example 17 The same operation as in Example 17 was performed in Examples 18 to 22 and Comparative Examples 12 to 16. Differences from Example 17 are shown in Table 9. The test results are shown in Table 10.
  • A similar to a natural tooth C: too hard or soft by far when compared with a natural tooth, use sensation similar to a commercially available resin tooth B: middle between A and C
  • Dentin-enamel transition properties were evaluated by confirming whether or not a grinding sensation is similar to those of a natural tooth when a grinding material transits the interface between the dentin portion and the enamel portion.
  • Examples and Comparative Examples in which the dentin portions have the same composition as in Examples 18 to 22 and Comparative Examples 12 to 16 and a composite obtained by mixing 75% of an alumina powder and 25% of an epoxy resin was used as the dentin portions are shown below.
  • a molding method was carried out in the same manner as in Example 17.
  • As the die a tooth die was used. The test results are shown in Table 11.
  • dentin-enamel transition properties are not observed because of integral molding, the resultant teeth sufficiently endured a practice treatment in the oral cavities.
  • the grinding sensation of dentin was improved when compared with Examples 17 to 22.
  • Comparative Example 21 the enamel portion became soft when compared with Comparative Example 20. A grinding sensation was very different from that of a natural tooth.
  • the cement was prepared by mixing 2.6 g of a powder comprising 93.5% of aluminosilicate glass and 6.5% of tartaric acid with 1.0 g of a liquid comprising 45% of polyacrylic acid and 55% of tricarboxylic acid.
  • the molding method of the enamel portion was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1.
  • As the die a tooth die was used. Cavity preparation was performed as a test and a photograph of the resultant tooth model was taken by dental X-ray equipment. As a result, a photograph of a dentin shape could be easily taken.
  • the resultant tooth When compared with a tooth containing alumina as a main component, the resultant tooth included a part having a poor grinding sensation.
  • the tooth when compared with an enamel tooth formed of a resin or a composite, the tooth was almost not at all ground excessively and was not soft, and also showed a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth.
  • the tooth When compared with the glass, the tooth did not cause chipping and showed grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth.
  • the transition part to the dentin portion showed a transition sensation from an enamel texture to a dentin texture, which had never been achieved by a conventional tooth model, and practice treatments could be performed without using a natural tooth.
  • a die capable of injecting molding into a tooth shape was made. 1 kg of alumina pellets for CIM (Al 2 O 3 : 26%, SiO 2 : 44%, average particle diameter: 3.0 ⁇ m, stearic acid: 30%) as a raw material of the tooth was injection-molded in a tooth-shaped die to obtain an injection molding.
  • CIM Al 2 O 3 : 26%, SiO 2 : 44%, average particle diameter: 3.0 ⁇ m, stearic acid: 30%
  • Dies capable of injecting molding for shapes of the enamel portion and the dentin portions of the tooth were made. Since shrinkage is caused by degreasing and sintering after molding the enamel portion and the dentin portion, dies were prepared accounting for an excess amount of shrinkage. Injection molding was carried out while adjusting the die for every material.
  • the resulting sintered bodies 13, 14-1 and 14-2 were embedded in each impregnation material and placed in a vacuum vessel, followed by evacuation. It was confirmed that the void part of the sintered bodies were sufficiently impregnated with the impregnation material.
  • the sintered bodies 14-1 and 14-2 were bonded using an epoxy resin adhesive.
  • Paraffin wax (Nippon Seiro Co., Ltd., standard paraffin wax): Paraffin wax was sufficiently heated before embedding the sintered body. It was confirmed that the paraffin wax was liquefied.
  • Beeswax (unbleached beeswax): Beeswax was sufficiently heated before embedding the sintered body. It was confirmed that the beeswax wax was liquefied.
  • Cellulose manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., SM-8000: A silicon resin containing a catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Konjak mannan (Ina Food Industry Co., Ltd.): Konjak mannan was dissolved in hot water so as to obtain suitable hardness and then heated. Before placing in a desiccator, a coagulating agent was introduced.
  • Agar Ina Food Industry Co., Ltd.: Agar was dissolved in hot water so as to obtain suitable hardness and then heated. Gelatin (Nitta Gelatin Inc.): Gelatin was dissolved in hot water so as to obtain suitable hardness and then heated.
  • Epoxy resin Liow-viscosity epoxy resin Z-2/H-07: An epoxy resin containing a catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Acryl resin manufactured by KURARAY CO., LTD., MMA monomer: An acryl resin containing a chemical polymerization catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Silicone resin RTV silicone resin M8017: Asahi Kasei Corporation: A silicone resin containing a catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Examples 31, 32, 37 and 38 showed toughness when compared with Comparative Examples 22 and 23, and a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained. Sensation of a body fluid from a dentinal tubule was also similar. The amount of grind dust was smaller than that in case of Comparative Example 22, and grind dust was scarcely scattered. Without water pouring, grinding could be easily performed. It was confirmed that training of tooth grinding could be easily performed without water pouring. Similar to a natural tooth, although biologic wet sensation was confirmed, wax melting was slightly different from the case of the living body.
  • the sintered bodies 13 and 14 were embedded in Fett (beef tallow) as the impregnation material to obtain a tooth. Fett was sufficiently heated before embedding the sintered body and it was confirmed that Fett was liquefied. After cooling for 24 hours and as a result of grinding, the tooth displayed an excellent grinding sensation, grinding toughness and wet sensation similar to the living body. Particularly, a wet sensation similar to the living body was excellent when compared with other materials. Slipperiness upon grinding and odor generated upon excess grinding were also similar.
  • Example 46 toughness was confirmed when compared with Comparative Example 24 and a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained.
  • the amount of grind dust was smaller than that in Comparative Example 24 and grind dust was scarcely scattered.
  • the amount of grind dust scattered was large.
  • the grinding sensation is similar to that of a natural tooth.
  • it is considered that sensation of resistance upon grinding of a natural tooth is slightly inferior. Although it is inferior to Examples 44 and 45, a state of a natural tooth could be reproduced.
  • Example 47 and 48 toughness was confirmed when compared with Comparative Example 25 and a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained.
  • the amount of grind dust was smaller when compared with Comparative Example 25 and grind dust was scarcely scattered.
  • a tough grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained. Crushing sensation peculiar to ceramics upon grinding was scarcely confirmed and sensation was similar to sensation of grinding the living tooth.
  • Example 49 toughness was confirmed when compared with Comparative Example 25 and a grinding sensation similar to that of a natural tooth was obtained.
  • the amount of grind dust was smaller when compared with Comparative Example 25 and grind dust was scarcely scattered.
  • the amount of grind dust scattered was larger.
  • a grinding sensation is also similar to that of a natural tooth.
  • a wax having a tooth pulp shape of the objective tooth was modeled using a silicone rubber and an epoxy resin was poured into the silicone rubber to obtain a combustible tooth pulp mold.
  • a die capable of injection molding into the objective shape of a tooth shape was made.
  • a stopper part was provided so as to dispose a combustible tooth pulp mold.
  • 1 kg of alumina pellets for CIM (Al 2 O 3 : 26%, SiO 2 : 44%, average particle diameter 0.3 ⁇ m, stearic acid: 30%) as a raw material of the tooth was injection-molded in a tooth-shaped die in which a combustible tooth pulp mold was disposed to obtain an injection molding.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the tooth part was degreased and then sintered (1,300° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 15.
  • a die capable of injection molding into the objective shape of a tooth shape was made.
  • a stopper part was provided so as to dispose a combustible tooth pulp mold. Since shrinkage is caused by degreasing and sintering after molding the enamel portion and the dentin portion, dies were prepared accounting for an excess amount of shrinkage. Injection molding was carried out while adjusting the die for every material.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the enamel portion was degreased and then sintered (1,550° C., retention time: 10 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 16-1.
  • the resultant injection molding having a shape of the dentin portion was degreased and sintered (1,400° C., retention time: 15 minutes) to obtain a sintered body 16-2.
  • the sintered bodies 16-1 and 16-2 were bonded using a resinous adhesive to obtain a sintered body 16.
  • a grinding sensation of the resultant tooth was examined. 30 sintered bodies were produced and tested.
  • Polyvinyl alcohol Polyvinyl alcohol was filled and then dried. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, a grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Urethane rubber having hardness of 30 A urethane rubber containing chemical polymerization catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Silicone rubber (RTV silicone rubber resin M8017: Asahi Kasei Corporation): A silicone rubber resin containing a catalyst added therein was used. After allowing to standing for 72 hours, grinding sensation was examined using a diamond bar.
  • Dental pulp exposure sensation means grinding sensation when reached the pulp portion after grinding to the enamel and dentin portions from the occlusal surface for a treatment of the tooth pulp.
  • Root canal cleaning means a cleaning process performed by scraping out the pulp in the root canal using a thin grinding tool referred to a reamer inserted into the root canal. It shows evaluation results of cleaning properties.
  • Root canal extension means an extension of the inside of the cleaned root canal so as to facilitate filling of a root canal filler. It shows evaluation results of expansion properties.
  • Examples 51, 52, 54 and 55 it was possible to experience good dental pulp exposure when compared with Examples 50 and 53, and it was possible to sufficiently experience a root canal treatment, such as root canal cleaning or root canal extension. Sensation of the interface between pulp and dentin was similar. Sensation of removal of the pulp upon root canal cleaning was similar.
  • the enamel portion was placed in a tooth-shaped die and an epoxy resin having an ivory color was injected in the remaining dentin portion.
  • a dental diamond bar was used.
  • Example 56 The same operation as in Example 56 was performed in Examples 57 to 61. Points different from Example 56 are shown in Table 15.
  • the black part was removed at the dental caries part and it could be confirmed whether or not the dental caries part can be actually removed, using black light.
  • the enamel portions are formed of alumina powder sintered bodies of Examples 56 to 61 and the dentin portions were formed of a composition prepared by mixing 75% of an alumina powder with 25% of an epoxy resin, a small amount of an epoxy resin containing 10% of a UV excitation-type inorganic fluorescent pigment added therein was applied to a region where the false carious dental portion was contacted with dentin of the enamel-shaped part to obtain a false carious dental portion. Both the false carious dental portion and the dentin portion were colored ivory.
  • the molding method was carried out in the same manner as in Example 56.
  • As the die a tooth die was used.
  • the grinding sensation of the dental caries portion was different and it could be confirmed whether or not the dental caries portion can be actually removed, using black light.
  • An expert could easily feel sensation of the dental caries part, whereas, a beginner could ground the dental caries portion as he repeats training.

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