DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
PINK COLORED PRE-SINTERED OR FULLY-SINTERED BLANK

Abstract:

The present invention is related to a pink colored pre-sintered or fully-sintered blank for use for the production of a dental restoration, such as a denture base of a full or a partial denture, a partial denture, or an implant supported denture, consisting of a ceramic material which comprises zirconium dioxide doped with yttrium oxide (Y.sub.2O.sub.3), calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO) and/or cerium oxide (CeO.sub.2), wherein the pink colored blank comprises 2 to 25 wt %, preferably 4 to 17 wt %, and more preferably 5 to 12 wt %, erbium oxide.