发明名称 |
CERAMIC ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE |
摘要 |
CERAMIC ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE An orthodontic bracket or similar orthodontic appliance is made of a polycrystalline ceramic having a translucency which minimizes visibility of the appliance when mounted on a tooth. The ceramic is formed by pressing a powder material, such as high purity aluminum oxide, and sintering to yield a single phase appliance having substantially zero porosity and an average grain size preferably in the range of 10 to 30 microns. The substantially color-free ceramic appliance has desirable strength and other mechanical properties combined with a translucency which permits the natural color of the tooth to diffusely show through in a fashion tending to make the appliance blend with and disappear against the tooth. |
申请公布号 |
CA1326382(C) |
申请公布日期 |
1994.01.25 |
申请号 |
CA19880558018 |
申请日期 |
1988.02.03 |
申请人 |
KELLY, JOHN S. |
发明人 |
KELLY, JOHN S.;GILLE, HENRICK K.;NEGRYCH, JOHN A.;CARDEN, ROBIN;CARDEN, ROBIN |
分类号 |
A61C7/12 |
主分类号 |
A61C7/12 |
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