WO2022073903A1 - Ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone à couches inverses, son procédé de préparation et ses utilisations - Google Patents

Ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone à couches inverses, son procédé de préparation et ses utilisations Download PDF

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WO2022073903A1
WO2022073903A1 PCT/EP2021/077236 EP2021077236W WO2022073903A1 WO 2022073903 A1 WO2022073903 A1 WO 2022073903A1 EP 2021077236 W EP2021077236 W EP 2021077236W WO 2022073903 A1 WO2022073903 A1 WO 2022073903A1
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  • Multi-layered zirconia dental blank with reverse layers process for its preparation and uses thereof
  • the present invention relates to a novel multi-layered zirconia dental blank comprising at least two reverse layers. Further, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of such a multi-layered zirconia dental blank. The invention also relates to the use of such a multi-layered zirconia dental blank for the production of a dental article.
  • Preferred dental articles are artificial teeth, inlays, onlays, bridges, crowns, veneers, facings, crown frameworks, bridged frameworks, implants, abutments, copings or orthodontic appliances. Moreover, the invention relates to a process for producing a dental article out of such a multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • a natural tooth does not have a uniform colouring and translucency. Furthermore, each tooth is individual in its three-dimensional form. Therefore, the preparation of dental restorations such as dental bridges requires additionally three-dimensional colouration and translucency.
  • Each artificial tooth should be clearly differentiated from the adjacent tooth by colour. However, the colour gradient within a tooth should be homogeneous from the tooth enamel to the gingival preparation margin (dentin). Enamel is more translucent and less colour intense compared to the dentin. Therefore, the top enamel area of a tooth is looking brighter and more translucent compared to the bottom part of a tooth.
  • zirconia ceramic is a popular artificial ceramic material for the preparation of dental restorations.
  • One drawback of the use of zirconia ceramic is the white colour thereof, which does not resemble the colour of a natural tooth. Therefore, several methods for colouring zirconia ceramic have been developed.
  • Zirconia ceramic may be coloured by means of colouring solutions.
  • a pre-sintered body is milled and coloured by dipping the zirconia ceramic into a colouring solution or by painting the zirconia ceramic with a colouring solution.
  • colouring solutions may in general result in significant changes of the microstructure of the zirconia ceramic and may cause unpredictable problems due to decreasing strength of the zirconia ceramic or chipping of the veneering ceramics.
  • a multi-coloured zirconia ceramic dental article may be obtained by combining a coloured zirconia ceramic with colouring intermediate layers to resemble the colour and translucency gradient of a natural tooth.
  • a disadvantage of multi-coloured zirconia ceramic dental articles prepared by this method is that boundaries between the different coloured and translucent layers in the final dental restorations remain perceptible by the naked eye.
  • Multi-layered zirconia blanks which are prepared from several differently coloured layers are known from the state of the art.
  • EP 2 024 300 B1 describes a method for producing a ceramic, wherein a green body, which consists of at least two different powder mixtures that are compacted to form a moulded body, said powder mixture respectively containing a ceramic powder and a colouring metal compound and/or colouring pigment, wherein each set of two powder mixtures differs in its composition of colouring metal compound and/or colour pigment, is initially produced and subsequently sintered, wherein the ceramics are shaped prior to sintering and/or as an intermediate step, during which sintering is interrupted and then continued after shaping and wherein the at least two powder mixtures have the same volume changes during sintering.
  • EP 3 108 849 B1 describes dental mill blanks produced by using two different powder compositions being arranged in alternating order.
  • the porous multilayered zirconia dental mill blank comprises a bottom layer B having the composition COMP-B which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-B, colouring components COL-COMP-B and stabilizing components STAB-COMP-B, a top layer E having the composition COMP-E which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-E, colouring components COL-COMP-E stabilizing components STAB-COMP-E, at least one intermediate layer E x having the composition COMP-E of top layer E, at least one intermediate layer B x having the composition COMP-B of bottom layer B, x being an integer and indicating the number of intermediate layers, wherein the layers with compositions COMP-B and COMP-E are arranged in alternating order, and wherein the thickness of the individual layers B, B x is decreasing from bottom to top and the thickness of the individual layers E, E x is decreasing from top to bottom.
  • EP 1 900 341 A1 describes a multicolored dental glass ceramic blank with layers arranged on top of one another for the manufacture of dental restorations.
  • the multicolored dental glass ceramic blank comprises at least two successive and differently colored main layers and at least two very small differently colored intermediate layers between the at least two successive and differently colored primary layers, wherein between these intermediate layers, a change of the color takes place along a direction, which is contrary to the direction of the change in color between the primary layers.
  • the intermediate layers have a thickness of up to 0.5 mm.
  • a disadvantage of this multicolored dental glass ceramic blank is that it is not applicable on blanks produced from horizontally layered pressable powders like zirconia powders, because these very small intermediate layers having a thickness of less than 0.5 mm cannot be produced accurately enough. Moreover, using these very small intermediate layers leads to negative visual effects within the final sintered dental restoration being perceptible with the naked eye.
  • the present invention in one aspect, relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank comprising: a top layer TL-HT consisting of an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition TL-HT, a bottom layer BL-ET consisting of an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition BL-ET, at least two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET consisting of a mixture of the yttria- stabilized zirconia powders having the compositions TL-HT and BL-ET, x being an integer > 1 designating the intermediate layer, wherein the yttria-stabilized zirconia powders TL-HT and BL-ET comprise colouring oxides, and at least two reverse layers Ry,
  • Y being an integer > 1 designating the reverse layer
  • the at least two reverse layers RY are arranged in each case as a pair of reverse layers between the top layer TL-HT and the first intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET, and/or between two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, and/or between the last intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET and the bottom layer BL-ET, and wherein each of the at least two reverse layers Ry has the same composition as the layer which is adjacent to the respective other reverse layer Ry.
  • the thickness of the reverse layers RY ranges from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 5 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.6 mm to 5 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 1 mm to 25 mm.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, having from 2 to 20 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, having from 2 to 44 reverse layers Ry.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition HT of the top layer TL-HT contains from 8 wt.% to 30 wt.%, particularly preferred from 8 wt.% to 20 wt.% yttria, and the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition ET of the bottom layer BL-ET contains from 2 wt.% to 15 wt.%, preferably from 2 wt.% to 10 wt.%, particularly preferred from 4 wt.% to 8 wt.% yttria.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the zirconia dental blank comprises a reverse layer Ri having the same composition as intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET, and a reverse layer R2 having the same composition as the top layer TL-HT.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the zirconia dental blank comprises a reverse layer Ry having the same composition as the bottom layer BL-ET, and a reverse layer Ry+i having the same composition as the last intermediate layer IL X -HT-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, having the following seven layers arranged one on top of the other:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT
  • Layer 2 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET
  • Layer 3 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R1 having the composition BL-ET,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R2 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, and
  • Layer 7 bottom layer BL-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, having the following ten layers arranged one on top of the other: Layer 1 : top layer TL-HT,
  • Layer 2 reverse layer Ri having the composition IL-i-HT-ET,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET;
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition BL-ET
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, and
  • Layer 10 bottom layer BL-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, having the following thirteen layers arranged one on top of the other:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT
  • Layer 2 reverse layer R1 having the composition IL1-HT-ET,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET;
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition IL3-HT-ET,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET,
  • Layer 10 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET
  • Layer 11 reverse layer R7 having the composition BL-ET,
  • Layer 12 reverse layer Rs having the composition IL3-HT-ET, and
  • Layer 13 bottom layer BL-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the at least two reverse layers R y interrupt the gradients of colour (L*a*b*), translucency, strength and yttria content within the main layers TL-HT and BL-ET and the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the colour becomes more intense (gradient of colour) and the translucency decreases (gradient of translucency) from the top layer TL- HT to the bottom layer BL-ET within the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, being interrupted by the at least two reverse layers R y .
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, wherein the yttria content increases (gradient of yttria), and the strength decreases (gradient of strength) from the bottom layer BL-ET to the top layer TL-HT within the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, being interrupted by the at least two reverse layers R y .
  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above, comprising the steps of:
  • the invention relates to the use of a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as defined above for the production of a dental article, preferably for the production of artificial teeth, inlays, onlays, bridges or crowns, veneers, facings, crown frameworks, bridged frameworks, implants, abutments, copings or orthodontic appliances.
  • the invention relates to a process for producing a dental article, comprising the steps of:
  • the invention relates to the process as defined above, wherein the production of the dental article is computer-aided, in particular by means of CAD/CAM methods.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a multi-layered dental zirconia blank of the invention as described herein with 13 layers, i.e. with a top layer TL-HT, 3 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, 8 reverse layers Ry and a bottom layer BL-ET and as carried out in Example 3.1.
  • Fig. 2 shows a photo of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia ceramic of the state of the art with clearly perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers produced from a multi-layered zirconia blank of the state of the art.
  • Fig. 3 shows a photo of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia ceramic of the state of the art with clearly perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers produced from a multi-layered zirconia blank of the state of the art.
  • Figs. 4 A and 4B show a photo of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia dental article, i.e. of a crown, with imperceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers, produced from a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, as carried out in Examples 4.1A and 4.1 B.
  • Figs. 5 A and 5B show a photo of an enlarged section of a sintered multicoloured zirconia dental article, i.e. of a crown, with imperceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers, produced from a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, as carried out in Examples 4.1 A and 4.1 B.
  • the term "dental application” means any application or use in the dental or orthodontic field, especially a dental restoration, a preform, e.g. a dental milling block or dental blank, a disc or a prefab for application in dental clinics (Chair side) or in dental laboratories.
  • the term "dental article” means any article which can or is to be used in the dental or orthodontic field, especially for producing of or as dental restoration, a tooth model and parts thereof.
  • dental articles include but are not limited to crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, facings, copings, crown frameworks, bridged frameworks, implants, abutments, orthodontic appliances (e.g. brackets, buccal tubes, cleats and buttons) and parts thereof.
  • a dental article should not contain components which are detrimental to the patient's health and thus be free of hazardous and toxic components being able to migrate out of the dental article.
  • the term “dental restoration” means any dental restorative material used to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure.
  • preform means any piece of a material, which has been preformed for further use, e.g. for use in a dental CAD/CAM machine, especially a dental milling block, a disc or a prefab.
  • the term “dental milling block” or “dental blank” means a solid block (3-dim article) of a material from which a dental article or a dental restoration can or is to be machined.
  • top layer means the uppermost layer of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank, having a colour resembling the top enamel area of a tooth.
  • top of the dental article means the part of the dental article having a colour resembling the top enamel area of a tooth.
  • bottom layer means the lowest layer of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank, having a colour resembling the dentin or cervical part of a tooth.
  • bottom of the dental article means the part of the dental article having a colour resembling the dentin or cervical part of a tooth, close to the gingiva.
  • intermediate layer means a layer between the top layer and the bottom layer of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • reverse layer means a layer between the top layer and the bottom layer of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • the reverse layers are arranged in each case as a pair.
  • a reverse layer is a layer that interrupts the gradients within the multi-layered zirconia dental blank, e.g. the gradient of colour, the gradient of translucency, the gradient of yttria, the gradient of strength within the intermediate layers.
  • a pair of reverse layers means two reverse layers on top of each other.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank may also comprise several pairs of reverse layers directly on top of each other, e.g. four, six, eight, ten or more reverse layers on top of each other.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention comprises one or several pairs of two reverse layers.
  • disc means a disc (3-dim article) of a material from which a dental article or a dental restoration can or is to be machined.
  • prefab means any preformed body resembling the tooth geometry.
  • the term "powder” means a dry, bulk composed of a large number of fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted.
  • the powder is a powder batch.
  • colour and coloured relate to the colour, brightness and translucency of a material, body or layer.
  • color and coloured relate in particular to brightness. Changes in colour are therefore understood to include in particular changes in brightness.
  • Colours can for example be characterized by their Lab value also known as CIE L*a*b.
  • the CIELAB color space is a color space defined by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) in 1976.
  • colours may be characterized by a colour code commonly used in the dental industry. Examples of such colour codes are the Vitapan classical(R) and the Vita 3D Master(R), both from VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG, and Ivoclar Vivadent AG's Chromascop(R).
  • VITA dental color(s) means the gradual 16 VITA classical A1-D4 shade guide serving to accurately determining tooth shade and the 32 3D-master shade guide VITA basic colors.
  • the arrangement of the shades in the VITA classical family of shades is as follows: A1 , A2, A3, A3.5, A4 (reddish- brownish), B1 , B2, B3, B4 (reddish-yellowish), C1 , C2, C3, C4 (greyish shades), D2, D3, D4 (reddish-grey).
  • the term “translucency” is the light-transmitting capacity of a material, for example of a blank or a dental article, i.e. the ratio of transmitted to incident light intensity.
  • machining is means milling, grinding, cutting, carving, or shaping a material by a machine. Milling is usually faster and more cost effective than grinding.
  • a “machinable article” is an article having a 3-dimensional shape and having sufficient strength to be machined.
  • Multi-layered zirconia dental blank with reverse layers of the invention Multi-layered zirconia dental blank with reverse layers of the invention
  • a problem of the invention is to provide an alternative multi-layered zirconia dental blank that is suitable for the production of a dental article wherein no colour boundaries or translucency boundaries can be seen in the final dental article with the naked eye.
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank comprising: a top layer TL-HT consisting of an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition TL-HT, a bottom layer BL-ET consisting of an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition BL-ET, at least two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET consisting of a mixture of the yttria- stabilized zirconia powders having the compositions TL-HT and BL-ET, x being an integer > 1 designating the intermediate layer, wherein the yttria-stabilized zirconia powders TL-HT and BL-ET comprise colouring oxides, and at least two reverse layers Ry,
  • Y being an integer > 1 designating the reverse layer
  • the at least two reverse layers RY are arranged in each case as a pair of reverse layers between the top layer TL-HT and the first intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET, and/or between two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, and/or between the last intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET and the bottom layer BL-ET, and wherein each of the at least two reverse layers RY has the same composition as the layer which is adjacent to the respective other reverse layer RY.
  • the maximum number of the reverse layers RY 2 + 2 x number of the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • each of the at least two reverse layers RY has the same composition as the layer which is adjacent to the respective other reverse layer RY, the gradient of colour, the gradient of translucency the gradient of yttria, the gradient of strength within the intermediate layers are interrupted and reversed.
  • the gradient of colour, the gradient of translucency, the gradient of yttria content, the gradient of strength within each pair of reverse layers RY has a direction which is contrary to the direction of colour, translucency, yttria content and strength between the top layer TL-HT and the bottom layer BL-ET within the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • multi-layered zirconia dental blanks can be produced from horizontally layered pressable zirconia powders with reverse layers RY having a thickness of 0.6 mm or greater, preferably having a thickness of 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm.
  • the thickness of the reverse layers RY ranges from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm.
  • the invention relates to a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as described herein, wherein the at least two reverse layers R y interrupt the gradients of colour (L*a*b*), translucency, strength and yttria content within the main layers TL-HT and BL-ET and the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • the colour becomes more intense (gradient of colour) and the translucency decreases (gradient of translucency) from the top layer TL-HT to the bottom layer BL-ET within the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, being interrupted by the at least two reverse layers R y .
  • the yttria content increases (gradient of yttria), and the strength decreases (gradient of strength) from the bottom layer BL-ET to the top layer TL-HT within the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, being interrupted by the at least two reverse layers R y .
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention as described herein is characterized by the gradients as described herein.
  • the gradients are barely noticeable with the naked eye, if at all. Specifically, no transitions between the layers are perceptible.
  • the at least two reverse layers Ry described herein conceal the perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers in the final multi-coloured zirconia ceramic, i.e. in the dental article.
  • a dental article produced from the multi-layered zirconia dental blank as described herein does not show any colour or translucency boundaries perceptible with the naked eye between the different layers.
  • the layering concept of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention is suitable for the production of an aesthetic dental article with a color gradient closely resembling a natural tooth.
  • the at least two reverse layers Ry may be arranged between the top layer TL-HT and the first intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET, and/or between two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, and/or between the last intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET and the bottom layer BL-ET.
  • two reverse layers Ry are arranged between the last intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET and the bottom layer BL-ET. In another embodiment two reverse layers RY are arranged between the top layer TL-HT and the first intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET.
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention may have a total height of from 8 mm to 45 mm, particularly preferred from 10 mm to 30 mm.
  • the thickness of the top layer TL-HT ranges from 1 mm to 5 mm, e.g. from 1 mm to 4 mm, from 1 .5 mm to 4 mm, from 2 mm to 3.5 mm, from 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm or from 2.5 to 3.0 mm.
  • the thickness of the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET ranges from 0.6 mm to 5 mm, e.g. from 0.7 mm to 4.9 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.9 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.8 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.7 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.6 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.5 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.4 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.3 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.2 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.1 mm, from 0.8 mm to 4.0 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.9 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.8 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.7 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.6 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.5 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.4 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.3 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.2 mm, from 0.8 mm to 3.1 mm, from 0.8
  • the thickness of the different intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET e.g. of intermediate layers IL-i-HT-ET, intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET etc. may be the same or different.
  • the thickness of the reverse layers RY ranges from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, e.g. from 0.65 mm to 1 .2 mm, from 0.7 mm to 1 .2 mm, from 0.65 to 1 .1 mm, from 0.7 mm to 1.1 mm, from 0.75 mm to 1.0 mm, or from 0.8 mm to 0.9 mm, particularly preferred from 0.6 mm to 0.8 mm.
  • the thickness of the reverse layers RY may be the same or different. In a preferred embodiment, the two reverse layers RY forming a pair of reverse layers RY have the same thickness.
  • the thickness of the different reverse layers RY e.g. of reverse layers R1, R2, R3 etc., may be the same or different.
  • the thickness of two reverse layers RY in a pair of reverse layers may be the same or different.
  • the thickness of the intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET and of the reverse layers R y may be the same or different.
  • the thickness of the bottom layer BL-ET ranges from 1 mm to 25 mm, e.g. from 1 mm to 25 mm, from 2 mm to 25 mm, from 3 mm, to 25 mm, from 4 mm to 25 mm, from 5 mm to 25 mm, from 6 mm to 20 mm, from 6 mm to 18 mm, from 6 mm to 16 mm, from 6 mm to 14 mm, from 6.5 mm to 19 mm, from 7 mm to 18 mm, from 7.5 mm to 17 mm, from 8 mm to 16 mm, from 8 mm to 15 mm, from 8 mm to 14 mm, from 8 mm to 13 mm, from 8 mm to 12 mm, from 8 mm to 11 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 5 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.6 mm to 5 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 1 mm to 25 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 5 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.6 mm to 5 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 5 mm to 25 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 4 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.8 mm to 4 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.6 mm to 1.0 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 6 mm to 20 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 4 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.8 mm to 4 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.7 mm to 1.2 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 6 mm to 20 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 4 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.8 mm to 3 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.7 mm to 0.9 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 6 mm to 14 mm.
  • the thickness of the layers is as follows: top layer TL-HT: from 1 mm to 4 mm, intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET: from 0.8 mm to 4 mm, reverse layers Ry: from 0.8 mm to 1.0 mm, and bottom layer BL-ET: from 6 mm to 20 mm.
  • the dental blank has typically the following dimensions: x-dimension (L): from 30 mm to 45 mm, or from 35 mm to 40 mm, y-dimension (W): from 10 mm to 30 mm, or from 15 mm to 25 mm, z-dimension (H): from 8 mm to 45 mm, or from 10 mm to 30 mm.
  • the dental mill blank has typically the following dimensions:
  • Diameter from 90 mm to 110 mm, or from 95 to 100 mm, and height: from 8 mm to 45 mm, particularly preferred from 10 mm to 30 mm.
  • top layer TL-HT Between the top layer TL-HT and the bottom layer BL-ET there are at least two intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET.
  • a further advantage of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention is that multiple layers with different compositions can be created based on only two different types of coloured yttria-stabilized zirconia powders, i.e. powder compositions.
  • Bottom layer “BL-ET” means that the bottom layer consists to 100% of the powder composition ET.
  • Top layer “TL-HT” means that the top layer consists to 100% of the powder composition HT.
  • the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition HT of the top layer TL-HT contains from 8 wt.% to 30 wt.%, particularly preferred from 8 wt.% to 20 wt.% yttria, e.g. from 8 wt.% to 20 wt.%, from 8 wt.% to 18 wt.%, from 8 wt.% to 16 wt.%, or from 8 wt.% to 15 wt.% yttria.
  • the powder composition HT contains from 8 wt. % to 15 wt.% yttria.
  • the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition ET of the bottom layer BL-ET contains from 2 wt.% to 15 wt.%, preferably from 2 wt.% to 10 wt.%, particularly preferred from 4 wt.% to 8 wt.% yttria.
  • composition of the powder compositions ET and HT is shown in Table 1 below:
  • Table 1 Composition of the powder compositions ET and HT
  • the total amount of the coloring metal oxides is less than 0.7 wt.%.
  • the maximum amount of the coloring components is indicated in Table 1.
  • the total amount of all components within the multi-layered zirconia dental blank is 100 wt.%.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention does not comprise one or more of the following elements/components: glass or glass ceramic; oxides of Si, K, Na in an amount above 1 wt.% with respect to the weight of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • compositions HT and ET may contain a fluorescing agent commonly used in dental materials.
  • the yttria-stabilized zirconia powders having the compositions HT and ET are based on yttria-stabilized zirconia powders of the manufacturer Tosoh as described in the Technical Data Sheet Zpex® (3 mol% Yttria stabilized zirconia), Zpex®4 (4 mol% Yttria stabilized zirconia), e.g. as of March 16, 2020 as possible powders for ET and Zpex®smile (5 mol% Yttria stabilized zirconia), as possible powder for HT.
  • the zirconia oxide powders consist of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2, also designated as “zirconium oxide”) that is stabilized by the addition of amounts of yttrium oxide (Y2O3, “yttria, yttrium”). As a result of the addition of yttrium oxide, yttria-stabilized tetragonal and cubic zirconium oxide is obtained.
  • the different tooth-like colours of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank are created by adding the following coloring metal oxides to the powder compositions ET and HT, wherein, in a preferred embodiment, the total amount of the coloring metal oxides is less than 0.7 wt.%. yellow: Fe2Os (0.035-0.12 wt.%) pink: E ⁇ Os (0.0% -0.6 wt.%) grey: CO3O4 or MnO2 (0.00007 wt.%)
  • Mn2Os and/or MnsC ( ⁇ 0.002 wt.%)
  • CO3O4, Mn2Os and/or MnsC are used as a coloring metal oxide to yield a greyish color.
  • CO3O4 is particularly preferred.
  • Fe2O3, E ⁇ Os and CosC ⁇ are used as coloring oxides x is an integer > 1 designating the intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET.
  • HT-ET means that the intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET consists of a mixture of the powder compositions HT and ET.
  • intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET is the first intermediate layer after the top layer TL-HT and consists of a mixture of the powder compositions HT and ET.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention may have from 2 to 20 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, e.g. from 2 to 10 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, from 2 to 8 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, from 2 to 6 intermediate layers ILx-HT- ET, in particular from 2 to 4 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, and particularly preferred 2 to 3 intermediate layers.
  • intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET e.g. from 2 to 10 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, from 2 to 8 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, from 2 to 6 intermediate layers ILx-HT- ET, in particular from 2 to 4 intermediate layers ILx-HT-ET, and particularly preferred 2 to 3 intermediate layers.
  • Y is an integer > 1 designating the reverse layer RY.
  • RY-TL-HT means that the reverse layer RY has the same composition as the top layer and consists of the powder composition HT.
  • RY-ILX-HT-ET means that the reverse layer RY has the same composition as the intermediate layer ILx-HT-ET and consists of the same mixture of the powder compositions HT and ET as intermediate layer ILx.
  • R6-IL2-HT-ET is the sixth reverse layer after the top layer having the same composition as intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET.
  • the powder composition e.g. 33% TL-HT + 67% BL-ET means that the powder composition of e.g. R6-IL2-HT-ET contains 33% of the powder composition HT and 67% of the powder composition ET.
  • RY-BL-ET means that the reverse layer RY has the same composition as the bottom layer and consists of the powder composition ET.
  • the maximum number of the reverse layers can be calculated by the following formula:
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention may have from 2 to 44 reverse layers RY, e.g. from 2 to 40 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 36 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 30 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 28 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 26 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 24 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 22 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 20 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 18 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 16 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 14 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 12 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 10 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 8 reverse layers RY, from 2 to 6 reverse layers RY, or from 2 to 4 reverse layers RY.
  • the multilayered zirconia dental blank of the invention has 2, 6 or 8 reverse layers RY.
  • the layering of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention may be based on the layering of the colour codes common in the dental industry, such as the Vitapan classical(R) or the Vita 3D Master(R), both from VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG, or Ivoclar Vivadent AG's Chromascop(R).
  • the tooth models of these colour codes in each case define only one colour, but similar to teeth are built up of layers of different material mixtures and/or colours and/or translucencies, and are based on the different colors of human teeth.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention comprises a reverse layer Ri having the same composition as intermediate layer IL-i-HT-ET, and a reverse layer R2 having the same composition as the top layer TL-HT.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention comprises a reverse layer RY having the same composition as the bottom layer BL-ET, and a reverse layer RY+I having the same composition as the last intermediate layer IL X -HT-ET.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has seven layers arranged one on top of the other with 3 intermediate layers and 2 reverse layers:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 3 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R1 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R2 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and
  • Layer 7 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 1 mm to 25 mm.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has seven layers arranged one on top of the other with 3 intermediate layers and 2 reverse layers:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 3 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R1 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R2 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm, and
  • Layer 7 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 5 mm to 25 mm.
  • the layers have the following compositions:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, 100% TL-HT
  • Layer 2 intermediate layer ILi-HT-ET, 75% TL-HT + 25% BL-ET
  • Layer 3 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, 50% TL-HT + 50% BL-ET
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, 25% TL-HT + 75% BL-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R1 having the composition BL-ET, 100% BL-ET
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R2 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, 25% TL-HT + 75% BL-ET and
  • Layer 7 bottom layer BL-ET, 100% BL-ET.
  • the seven layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the seven layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has ten layers arranged one on top of the other with 2 intermediate layers and 6 reverse layers:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 reverse layer Ri having the composition IL-i-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and
  • Layer 10 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 1 mm to 25 mm.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has ten layers arranged one on top of the other with 2 intermediate layers and 6 reverse layers:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 reverse layer R1 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm, and
  • Layer 10 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 5 mm to 25 mm.
  • the layers have the following powder compositions:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, 100% TL-HT
  • Layer 2 reverse layer R1 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, 67% TL-HT + 33% BL-ET,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, 100% TL-HT
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, 67% TL-HT + 33% BL-ET,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, 67% TL-HT + 33% BL-ET,
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, 67% TL-HT + 33% BL-ET,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition BL-ET, 100% BL-ET,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, 33% TL-HT + 67% BL-ET,
  • Layer 10 bottom layer BL-ET, 100% BL-ET.
  • the ten layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the ten layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has thirteen layers arranged one on top of the other with 3 intermediate layers and 8 reverse layers: Layer 1 : top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 reverse layer Ri having the composition IL-i-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1 .2 mm
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 10 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 11 reverse layer R7 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 12 reverse layer Rs having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.6 mm to 1.2 mm, and
  • Layer 13 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 1 mm to 25 mm.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention has thirteen layers arranged one on top of the other with 3 intermediate layers and 8 reverse layers:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, having a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm,
  • Layer 2 reverse layer R1 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm,
  • Layer 10 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm,
  • Layer 11 reverse layer R7 having the composition BL-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm
  • Layer 12 reverse layer Rs having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm
  • IL3-HT-ET reverse layer Rs having the composition IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm
  • Layer 13 bottom layer BL-ET, having a thickness from 5 mm to 25 mm.
  • the layers have the following powder compositions:
  • Layer 1 top layer TL-HT, 100% TL-HT
  • Layer 2 reverse layer R1 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, 75% TL-HT + 25% BL-ET,
  • Layer 3 reverse layer R2 having the composition TL-HT, 100% TL-HT,
  • Layer 4 intermediate layer IL1-HT-ET, 75% TL-HT + 25% BL-ET
  • Layer 5 reverse layer R3 having the composition IL2-HT-ET, 50% TL-HT + 50% BL-ET
  • Layer 6 reverse layer R4 having the composition IL1-HT-ET, 75% TL-HT + 25% BL-ET,
  • Layer 7 intermediate layer IL2-HT-ET, 50% TL-HT + 50% BL-ET,
  • Layer 8 reverse layer R5 having the composition IL3-HT-ET, 25% TL-HT + 75% BL-ET,
  • Layer 9 reverse layer Re having the composition IL2-HT-ET, 50% TL-HT + 50% BL-ET,
  • Layer 10 intermediate layer IL3-HT-ET, having a thickness from 0.8 mm to 3 mm, 25% TL-HT + 75% BL-ET,
  • Layer 11 reverse layer R7 having the composition BL-ET, 100% BL-ET
  • Layer 12 reverse layer Rs having the composition IL3-HT-ET, 25% TL-HT + 75% BL-ET, and
  • Layer 13 bottom layer BL-ET, 100% BL-ET.
  • the thirteen layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the thirteen layers have the following compositions and thicknesses:
  • the order of the layers may be as described above or in reverse order.
  • the invention in another aspect, relates to a process for the preparation of a multi-layered zirconia dental blank as described herein, comprising the steps of: (a) putting the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition ET, the mixtures of the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the compositions ILx-HT-ET, and the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition HT in layers on top of the other, or in reverse order,
  • compositions HT and ET are typically provided in the form of powder batches, each powder comprising yttria-stabilized zirconia doped with colouring oxides.
  • a layer of composition ET is filled into a mould. This layer corresponds to the bottom layer BL-ET. Then, the respective the mixtures of the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the compositions ILx-HT-ET, ET and HT respectively, of the layers described herein are filled into the mould in layers on top of the other. Finally, the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition HT is filled into the mould.
  • the layering can be accomplished by using a scraper or a blade.
  • a layer of composition HT is filled into a mould. This layer corresponds to the top layer TL-ET. Then, the respective the mixtures of the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the compositions ILx-HT- ET, ET and HT respectively, of the layers described herein are filled into the mould in layers on top of the other. Finally, the yttria-stabilized zirconia powder having the composition ET is filled into the mould.
  • the layering can be accomplished by using a scraper or a blade.
  • a pressing step may be carried out to compact the respective powder composition.
  • a pressing step is carried out after all yttria- stabilized zirconia powders have been put in layers one on top of the other to obtain a green body of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • the L* value of the green body of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention is 99% or greater.
  • Compression is carried out at simple uniaxial pressures ranging from 50 MPa to 150 MPa, and additional postisostatic pressing with from 1 ,000 bar (100 MPa) to 4,000 bar (400 MPa).
  • pressures ranging from 70 MPa to 100 MPa biaxially and from 1 ,250 bar to 3,000 bar postisostatically are applied.
  • the green body is pre-sintered at temperatures ranging from 700 °C to 1 ,200 °C, e.g. at temperatures ranging from 750 °C to 1 ,100 °C, preferably from 800 °C to 1 ,000 °C to obtain the multi-layered zirconia dental blank.
  • the duration of the pre-firing, also designated as pre-sintering, at the temperatures described above ranges from 10 hour to 100 hours, e.g. from 15 hours to 90 hours, or from 20 hours to 80, or from 35 to 72 hours depending on the pre-firing temperature.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention is provided, e.g. to the customer, in a preform suitable for use in a grinding machine, e.g. for use in a dental CAD/CAM machine, preferably of tooth-similar geometry, particularly preferred a dental milling block, a disc or a prefab.
  • Preforms for example dental milling blocks, discs or prefabs, can be generated in any requested geometries.
  • a holder for example a metal or polymer holder, can be fixed on the preform by common fixing techniques.
  • the fixing of the preform includes but is not limited to using glue, e.g. a two-part epoxy glue.
  • the invention relates to a colored shaped ceramic blank as defined herein for the preparation of a dental article.
  • the dental article is a crown, a bridge, an inlay, an onlay, a veneer, a facing, a crown framework, a bridged framework, an implant, an abutment, a coping or an orthodontic appliance.
  • any commercially available CAD/CAM milling machine may be used.
  • the so obtained “crude” dental article or dental restoration may be finished by polishing the surface thereof.
  • the “crude” dental article or dental restoration or a part thereof may also be treated with commercially available stain materials, glaze materials or veneering material.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention may be provided, e.g. to the customer, with an instruction of use to form a kit of parts.
  • the instruction of use may contain a description for what purpose the multi-layered zirconia dental blank is intended to be used, how the machining should be done and what sintering conditions should be applied.
  • the kit of parts may further comprise sintering aids, a shade guide, polishing aids, colouring liquids or a combination thereof.
  • the present invention relates to the use of a multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention as described herein for the production of a dental article.
  • Dental articles include but are not limited to artificial teeth, inlays, onlays, bridges or crowns (including monolithic crowns), veneers, facings, crown frameworks, bridged frameworks, implants, abutments, copings or orthodontic appliances (e.g. brackets, buccal tubes, cleats and buttons) and parts thereof.
  • artificial teeth inlays, onlays, bridges or crowns (including monolithic crowns), veneers, facings, crown frameworks, bridged frameworks, implants, abutments, copings or orthodontic appliances (e.g. brackets, buccal tubes, cleats and buttons) and parts thereof.
  • the invention relates to a process for producing a dental article, comprising the steps of:
  • any commercially available CAD/CAM milling machine may be used in process step b).
  • the so obtained “crude” dental article or dental restoration may be finished by polishing the surface thereof.
  • the “crude” dental article or dental restoration or a part thereof may also be treated with commercially available stain materials, glaze materials or veneering material.
  • the pre-fired dental article is sintered at typical temperatures ranging from 1 ,400 °C to 1 ,550 °C, or at temperatures ranging from 1 ,450 °C to 1 ,500 °C, from 1 to 15 hours or from 1 to 10 hours or from 1 to 5 hours or from 1 to 3 hours.
  • the invention relates to a dental article obtainable from the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention as described herein.
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention as described herein is characterized by the gradients described above. After process step c) the colour gradient is visible. Surprisingly, in the dental article produced from the multilayered dental blank of the invention does not contain any perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers. These are concealed by the reverse layers.
  • the dental article obtainable from the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention can be characterized by one or more of the following features: a) having a colour closely resembling a natural tooth without colour boundaries; b) having a gradient of colour (L*a*b*) increasing from the top to the bottom, c) having a gradient of translucency, decreasing from the top to the bottom, d) having an gradient of yttria, increasing from the bottom to the top, e) having a gradient of strength decreasing from the bottom to the top, f) having a biaxial flexural strength in the range of 500 MPa to 1 ,500 MPa, and g) having a density from 5.5 g/cm3 to 6.1 g/cm 3
  • Measurements of layer thicknesses can for example be made on cross-sections from a pre-sintered shaped body taken vertically with respect to the layering, by recording scaled photographic or microscopic images of these sections with a camera or a stereoscope and carrying out length measurements on these photographs, e.g., with the analySiS Five image-processing software or the Imaged software.
  • layer thickness means the average of several thicknesses determined for a layer.
  • the L*a*b* and opacity values can be determined using a spectrometer (Konica Minolta CM-3610A). The measurement is performed on prepared polished plates with a diameter of 14 mm and a thickness of 1 mm of each layer, starting with the upper layer up to the bottom layer.
  • compositions HT and ET were used for the preparation of a multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the invention.
  • the compositions HT and ET are typically provided in the form of powder batches, each powder comprising yttria-stabilized zirconia doped with colouring oxides.
  • the powder compositions ET-1 and ET-2 differ from each other in the content of yttria (Y2O3).
  • compositions of the powder compositions ET and HT used as starting materials are shown in Table 2 below:
  • Table 2 Composition of the powder composition ET (ET-1 and ET-2) and HT
  • the multi-layered zirconia dental blanks of the invention were produced by using the powder compositions ET and HT, i.e. ET-1 and HT and ET-2 and HT respectively, described in section 2 above.
  • the powder composition BL-ET i.e. BL-ET-1 or BL-ET-2
  • BL-ET-1 or BL-ET-2 was filled first into a mould.
  • the respective the mixtures of the yttria-stabilized zirconia powders ET (ET-1 and ET-2) and HT corresponding to the compositions of the intermediate layers and the revers layers, respectively, of the layers described above were filled into the mould in layers on top of the other.
  • the powder composition TL-HT was filled into the mould.
  • a uniaxial pressure of 75 MPa and additionally a postisostatic pressure of 200 MPa was applied to the layered powders to yield a green body of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank. Thereafter the so obtained green body of the multi-layered zirconia dental blank was pre-fired at a temperature of 1000° C for 72 hours.
  • Example 1 all multi-layered zirconia dental blanks of the Examples 1 , 2 and 3 were prepared from ET-1 and HT and ET-2 and HT respectively. 3.1 Example 1 - Multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 7 layers
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 7 layers, i.e. a top layer, 3 intermediate layers, 2 reverse layers and a bottom layer was prepared according to the general procedure described above:
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 7 layers, i.e. a top layer, 3 intermediate layers, 2 reverse layers and a bottom layer was prepared according to the general procedure described above:
  • Example 1.4 A multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 7 layers, i.e. a top layer, 3 intermediate layers, 2 reverse layers and a bottom layer was prepared according to the general procedure described above:
  • Example 1.4A: Prepared from ET ET-1 and HT:
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 10 layers, i.e. a top layer, 2 intermediate layers, 6 reverse layers and a bottom layer was prepared according to the general procedure described above:
  • Example 2.3
  • Example 3.1 A multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, i.e. a top layer,
  • a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, i.e. a top layer, 3 intermediate layers, 8 reverse layers and a bottom layer was prepared
  • a crown was prepared from the pre-fired multi-layered zirconia dental blanks of the Examples 3.1 A and 3.1 B according to the general procedure described above described above and sintered at a temperature of 1450° C for 2 hours.
  • the blanks and crowns of Examples 4.1 A and 4.1 B show the following characteristic features:
  • Figs. 2 and 3 show a photo of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia ceramic of the state of the art with clearly perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers produced from a multi-layered zirconia blank of the state of the art.
  • Figs. 4 A and 4B show a photo of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia dental article, i.e. of a crown, with imperceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers, produced from a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, as carried out in Examples 4.1A and 4.1 B.
  • Figs. 5A and 5B show a photo of an enlarged section of a sintered multi-coloured zirconia dental article, i.e. of a crown, with imperceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers, produced from a multi-layered zirconia dental blank with 13 layers, as carried out in Examples 4.1 A and 4.1 B.
  • Figs. 4A, 4B, 5A and 5B show that the 8 reverse layers RY that are contained in the multi-layered zirconia dental blanks of the Examples 3.1A and 3.1 B effectively conceal the perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers in the final multi-coloured zirconia ceramic, i.e. in the crown.
  • a crown produced from the multi-layered zirconia dental blank of the Examples 4.1 A and 4.1 B does not show any colour or translucency boundaries perceptible with the naked eye between the different layers, whereas the sintered multi-coloured zirconia ceramic of the state of the art shown in Figs. 2 and 3 have clearly perceptible boundaries of the intermediate layers.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une nouvelle ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone comprenant au moins deux couches inverses. En outre, l'invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'une telle ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone. L'invention concerne de même l'utilisation d'une telle ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone pour la fabrication d'un article dentaire. Des articles dentaires préférés sont des prothèses dentaires, des incrustations, des incrustations à recouvrement, des bridges, des couronnes, des facettes, des infrastructures de couronne, des infrastructures à bridges, des implants, des piliers, des coiffes ou des appareils dentaires. De plus, l'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un article dentaire à partir d'une telle ébauche dentaire multicouche en zircone.
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