The present invention relates generally to mill blank constructions. According to the invention, a "smart blank" is pre-configured into a form that closely resembles a restoration being designed. The blank comprises a body adapted to be shaped by material removal into an artificial tooth part having buccal-lingual, mesial-distal and occlusal-cervical axes. In an illustrative embodiment, the body has at most one symmetric plane that is defined by a buccal-lingual-occlusal-cervical cross-section whose normal is along the mesial-distal axis. The blank also includes a holder for mounting the blank in a shaping apparatus. The smart blank provides more efficient milling and high yield.
申请公布号
WO2006084066(A3)
申请公布日期
2006.10.19
申请号
WO2006US03734
申请日期
2006.02.01
申请人
D4D TECHNOLOGIES, LP
发明人
QUADLING, HENLEY, S.;QUADLING, MARK, S.;CAFLISCH, ROBERT, G.