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The invention relates to a zirconia-based all-ceramic false tooth and a preparation method thereof. A core layer of the zirconia-based all-ceramic false tooth is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 90 to 94 parts of ZrO2, 5 to 9 parts of Y2O3, 0.1 to 0.5 part of Al2O3, 0.01 to 0.5 part of Fe2O3, 0.01 to 0.5 part of Er2O3 and 0 to 0.2 part of MnO2, and a shell layer of the zirconia-based all-ceramic false tooth is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 24.5 to 49.5 parts of CaCO3, 45 to 50 parts of SiO2, 0 to 25 parts of MgO, 0.01 to 0.5 part of Fe2O3, 0.01 to 0.5 part of Er2O3 and 0 to 0.2 part of MnO2. The preparation process comprises the following steps: performing dry pressing and isostatic pressing on raw materials of the core layer, presintering, and carving to obtain a zirconia-based false tooth biscuit; meanwhile, calcining raw materials of a shell layer, then adding deionized water, a dispersing agent and an adhesive, and carrying out ball milling and mixing to obtain calcium-magnesium-silicon-based ceramic slurry; and coating the calcium-magnesium-silicon-based ceramic slurry on the surface of the zirconium oxide-based false tooth biscuit, and sintering to obtain the zirconium oxide-based all-ceramic false tooth provided by the invention. The zirconia-based all-ceramic false tooth has good jade texture and is closer to the natural color of natural teeth.

A method for assessing the shape of an orthodontic aligner, said method comprising the following steps:a″) acquisition of at least one image at least partially representing the aligner in a service position in which it is worn by a patient, called “analysis image”;b″) analysis of the analysis image by means of a deep learning device, preferably a neural network, trained by means of a learning base, so as to determine a value for at least one tooth attribute of an “analysis tooth zone” representing, at least partially, a tooth on said analysis image, the tooth attribute relating to a separation between the tooth represented by the analysis tooth zone, and the aligner represented on the analysis image, and / orfor an image attribute of the analysis image, the image attribute relating to a separation between at least one tooth represented on the analysis image, and the aligner represented on said analysis image.

The invention relates to the technical field of oral implantation guidance, and provides a digital false tooth mounting and positioning device based on three-dimensional scanning and a method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: scanning the oral cavity of a patient through an oral cavity scanner to generate a three-dimensional oral cavity digital model; generating a virtual implant of the patient and corresponding initial implantation parameters based on the three-dimensional oral cavity digital model through a SegFormer segmentation network; based on historical operation data, initial implantation parameters, bone density, patient attributes and occlusal force parameters, a long sequence prediction network is adopted to predict the position offset and bone resorption degree of the virtual implant after osseointegration through a segmented attention mechanism and a network memory cache mechanism, and optimal implantation parameters are obtained; and pushing a visual dynamic model containing the candidate positioning strategy to the user based on the optimal implantation parameter, driving an oral cavity model printer to obtain an implantation guide plate model and an oral cavity environment model, assisting the user in verifying the installation effect of the candidate positioning strategy, and improving the accuracy of false tooth installation and positioning.

Adhesive compositions including a multivalent metal salt, an multidentate acidic organic compound, and an aqueous medium are disclosed. The multivalent metal salt and multidentate acidic organic compound can include, as a mixture, a carbonate salt and / or carbonic acid. The aqueous medium can include pH adjusting agent such as sodium hydroxide. The adhesive composition, upon curing, can have a porosity of 10-50%. The adhesive composition, upon curing, can include a plurality of pores. The adhesive composition can be porous, and upon curing can have a plurality of pores having a pore size of between 20 μm to 200 μm. Methods of producing the adhesive composition are disclosed. Methods of using the adhesive composition are further disclosed.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a light-transmitting gradient multicolor zirconium oxide material through photocuring, which comprises the following steps: preparing modified aluminum oxide which is formed by attaching a strontium element and a chromium element to the surface of aluminum oxide; preparing bottom-layer slurry, middle-layer slurry and upper-layer slurry from the zirconium-aluminum powder; the bottom layer slurry comprises zirconium aluminum powder and a coloring agent; the middle layer slurry comprises zirconium-aluminum powder, a light-transmitting auxiliary agent and a coloring agent; the upper-layer slurry comprises zirconium-aluminum powder, a light-transmitting auxiliary agent and a coloring agent; preparing a bottom layer green body by using the bottom layer slurry through 3D printing by using the photocuring slurry, preparing a middle layer green body on the surface of the bottom layer green body by using the middle layer slurry, and preparing an upper layer green body on the surface of the middle layer green body by using the upper layer slurry, so as to obtain a zirconium oxide material green body; the light-transmitting gradient multicolor zirconia material with gradient light transmission and gradient color is directly prepared through 3D printing, the color of the light-transmitting gradient multicolor zirconia material is closer to that of real teeth, and the strength and toughness are not reduced.

A three-dimensional optical scanning system for scanning a three-dimensional dental object, the system including a first scanning station configured to receive a first three-dimensional dental object, and further configured to rotate around a first axis during the scanning; and an imaging unit including at least one camera and configured to rotate around an imaging unit axis during the scanning, wherein the optical scanning system is configured such that the imaging unit acquires a plurality of two-dimensional images of the first three-dimensional dental object corresponding to a set of predefined static relative positions between the imaging unit and the first scanning station for generating a first three-dimensional digital representation of the first three-dimensional dental object.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating a digital representation of a three-dimensional (3D) object. In particular, the disclosure relates to a dental scanning system for acquiring images of the object and for generating the digital representation of the object. One embodiment relates to a dental scanning system for scanning a dental object, comprising an intraoral 3D scanning device comprising at least one projector unit configured to project a light pattern along a projector optical axis, the light pattern comprising a plurality of pattern features; one or more cameras having at least partly overlapping fields of view along different camera optical axes (and along the projector optical axis), each of the cameras comprising an image sensor, wherein the system further comprises one or more processors configured to generate a digital three-dimensional representation of the dental object based on triangulation.

Devices, systems, and methods for predicting palatal geometry are provided. In some embodiments, a system for predicting an anatomy of a patient's palate includes one or more processors and a memory operably coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations including accessing a first digital representation including an initial geometry of soft tissue corresponding to a patient's palate, determining an initial geometry of hard tissue of the patient's palate, predicting a change in the hard tissue during a treatment, using the predicted change in the hard tissue to predict a change in the soft tissue during the treatment, and outputting a second digital representation including a predicted geometry of the patient's palate at a future treatment stage of a treatment plan, based on the predicted change in the soft tissue.

The invention provides a granulation raw material, a pre-sintered body, a zirconia porcelain block, a fast firing production method and application. The fast firing production method comprises the following steps: S1, providing a first zirconium oxide material and a second zirconium oxide material; s2, compounding the first zirconium oxide material and the second zirconium oxide material, and granulating together with an auxiliary material to obtain a granulation raw material; s3, obtaining a green body based on the granulation raw materials; s4, carrying out pre-sintering treatment on the green body to obtain a pre-sintered body; and S5, machining the pre-sintered body, and then carrying out fast firing treatment to obtain the zirconium oxide porcelain block. On the basis of compounding of granulation raw materials, the overall performance of the zirconia ceramic block can be improved while a pre-sintered body can be rapidly sintered.

The invention discloses a double-component reinforced 5Y-PSZ dental ceramic material and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of ceramic material preparation. The method comprises the following steps: mixing ZrCl4 and deionized water, and dropwise adding an ammonia water solution to prepare m-ZrO2 nano ceramic powder; zrOCl2. 8H2O, Y (NO3) 3.6 H2O and deionized water are mixed, the m-ZrO2 nano ceramic powder and polyethylene glycol 2000 are added, and the material is prepared through calcination, spray granulation, hot-pressing presintering and high-temperature sintering. According to the 5Y-PSZ dental ceramic material disclosed by the invention, the nano-scale m-phase ZrO2 is adopted as a reinforcing material and is dispersed and distributed inside the 5Y-PSZ, and through volume expansion generated by t-m phase change of the m-phase ZrO2, the anti-aging performance is guaranteed, and meanwhile, the reinforcement of the 5Y-PSZ dental ceramic material is realized. The invention solves the problem of insufficient strength of the 5Y-PSZ dental ceramic material in the prior art.

The invention relates to the technical field of three-dimensional analysis, in particular to an oral cavity three-dimensional motion analysis system based on dynamic occlusion scanning. The system comprises an oral cavity occlusion feature extraction module, a dynamic occlusion reconstruction module, an occlusion track smoothing module and an oral cavity motion abnormity identification module, and a multi-view structured light scanner can be used for carrying out image scanning on the oral cavity in the dynamic occlusion process so as to obtain a multi-frame original occlusion image sequence; occlusal feature extraction and three-dimensional occlusal reconstruction are carried out on the multiple frames of original occlusal image sequences to construct corresponding three-dimensional occlusal model sequences; a dynamic occlusion trajectory prediction model is constructed based on the three-dimensional occlusion model sequence, oral cavity three-dimensional motion analysis and occlusion trajectory smoothing filtering processing are carried out, and a smooth three-dimensional occlusion motion trajectory is generated; and performing oral cavity motion abnormity identification according to the smooth three-dimensional occlusion motion track so as to generate an oral cavity occlusion three-dimensional motion abnormity identification result. According to the invention, accurate capture and analysis of three-dimensional motion of the oral cavity can be realized.

An intraoral scanner includes a probe housing disposed at a distal end of an elongate wand. The probe housing forms an interior volume. The intraoral scanner further includes a lightguide projector that includes a light source configured to generate light. The light source is disposed in the interior volume. The lightguide structure is configured to receive the light from the light source. The light is to propagate through the lightguide structure via internal reflections. The lightguide projector is configured to cause the light to exit the lightguide structure to illuminate a mouth of a patient.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a method for automatically entering content into a periodontal chart. Such methods include, for example, providing an Intra Oral Scanner (IOS) with an elongate probe extending therefrom, contacting a first point inside an oral cavity with the probe while scanning the cavity with the IOS, determining a position of the first point based on the scanning to determine a position in space of the elongate probe, calculating content to be entered into a periodontal chart, and entering the content into the periodontal chart. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

The invention discloses a digital stable jaw pad designing and manufacturing method, and relates to the technical field of oral rehabilitation and digital medical technology.The digital stable jaw pad manufacturing method comprises the following steps that a, three-dimensional point cloud data of oral dentition and mucosa of a patient is obtained through a three-dimensional scanner; b) determining a stable jaw position coordinate model by using an optical motion capture system; c) designing a jaw pad three-dimensional entity model with an anterior tooth area, a posterior tooth area and an edge structure based on the three-dimensional point cloud data and the stable jaw coordinate model; and d) manufacturing the jaw pad through 3D printing equipment, wherein the 3D printing equipment is formed by adopting a polyether-ether-ketone material. By integrating digital acquisition, design and manufacturing technologies, the pain point of a traditional method is solved, and personalized, high-precision and rapid manufacturing of the stable jaw pad is realized.

The present invention is a dental material carrier and a dispenser gun thereof configured to mark the amount of a dental material used or remained in the dental material carrier. The dental material carrier comprises a body with opaque scratchable colored markings and to be pre-loaded with a predetermined amount of a dental filling material. The dispenser gun having a housing configured to receive the dental material carrier and a piston with an extended metal bar attached to the piston. The metal bar having a pin to scratch the markings on the dental material carrier. In one embodiment the dispenser gun further has a locking mechanism to provide a one way advancement of the piston and lock the piston at the point of usage of the dental material used inside the carrier. In another embodiment the marking element is an O-ring.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for adjusting a position of artificial teeth of a denture. A digital 3D model of the denture comprising at least a denture part is provided. The denture part is configured for a jaw of a patient and comprises a dental arch with a plurality of artificial teeth arranged in an artificial gingiva. A deformable gingiva section of the artificial gingiva is defined between the teeth of the plurality of artificial teeth and a fixed gingiva section of the artificial gingiva with a fixed geometrical form. The dental arch is moved as a whole relative to the fixed gingiva section in order to adjust the position of the dental arch. A geometrical form of the deformable gingiva section is deformed due to the moving of the dental arch, whereas the fixed gingiva section maintains the fixed geometrical form.

The invention discloses a synergistic phase change reinforced dental zirconia material and a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of ceramic materials.The preparation method comprises the following steps that a zirconium oxychloride solution and a polyvinyl alcohol solution are mixed, dried and then subjected to heat treatment, and ZrC ceramic powder is obtained; then mixing with yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y-PSZ) to obtain composite powder; the composite powder is subjected to hot pressing sintering and cooling, and a pre-sintered body is obtained; introducing Ar-O2 mixed gas, and carrying out controllable oxidation to obtain an oxidation phase change reinforced pre-sintered body; and carrying out high-temperature sintering to obtain the synergistic phase change reinforced dental zirconia material. The invention further discloses the synergistic phase change reinforced dental zirconia material and application of the synergistic phase change reinforced dental zirconia material in preparation of dental products. According to the method, ZrC is introduced, and a pressure stress field formed by crystal transformation in ZrC oxidation and high-temperature sintering processes is utilized, so that the yttrium oxide stabilized zirconia dental ceramic is strengthened, and the mechanical strength of the yttrium oxide stabilized zirconia dental ceramic is remarkably improved.

The invention discloses antibacterial glaze paste for a ceramic false tooth and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of antibacterial glaze paste manufacturing, the antibacterial glaze paste for the ceramic false tooth comprises: 70-95% of glaze powder matrix composed of feldspar, quartz, kaolin and calcium carbonate; the antibacterial agent is composed of zinc oxide and bismuth oxide, the molar ratio of the bismuth oxide to the zinc oxide is 5%-18%, the surfaces of particles of the antibacterial agent are coated with a plurality of silicon dioxide shell layers, the thickness of the shell layers is 3-15 nm, and the shell layers are treated through a coupling agent; the antibacterial agent can further contain a trace amount of silver or copper nanoparticles with the mass fraction of 0.01-0.3%, and through the synergistic effect of zinc oxide and bismuth oxide, limited release of multiple SiO2 shell layers and addition of a trace amount of Ag / Cu, the ceramic false tooth antibacterial glaze paste can keep efficient antibacterial ability for a long time without external illumination or special excitation conditions, the antibacterial rate is larger than or equal to 98%, and the antibacterial effect is good. The method is obviously superior to uncoated or single-step sintered contrast samples.

An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a communicator configured to transmit or receive information to or from an intraoral scanner, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to identify an oral image obtainment mode based on tip information about a tip included in the intraoral scanner, and obtain an oral image based on two-dimensional image data received from the intraoral scanner through the communicator and the identified oral image obtainment mode, wherein the tip information may include at least one of tip fastening direction information and tip size information.

A series (100) of devices for assisting in the displacement of the chewing plane of a person (P) is explained, comprisingat least two devices (10),wherein the devices (10) each comprise at least one jaw device (11, 12),wherein the at least one jaw device (11, 12) comprises an upper jaw device (11) and / or a lower jaw device (12),and wherein the devices (10) are designed to be worn by the person (P) according to a predetermined sequence.In at least one device (10.1, 10.2), the at least one jaw device (11, 12) comprises at least one height element on a first side. At least two contact areas, preferably local contact areas, are formed on the at least one height element at mutually different positions of molar elements. At least one further contact area is formed on a second side of the at least one jaw device (11, 12), in particular a further local contact area. The at least three contact areas define the plane (GE),wherein the plane (GE) deviates from a starting chewing plane of the person (P) or from a current chewing plane of the person (P) with respect to its inclination changed by the at least one height element in a frontal section or sagittal section and / or deviates with respect to its height position changed by the at least one height element, andwherein in at least one other device of the series (100) a different inclination in a frontal section or sagittal section and / or a different height position of the respective plane is adjusted by at least one further height element, which differs from the at least one height element in the adjusted height.

Methods, systems, and techniques for collecting data for use in designing a personalized dental prosthesis for a patient. At least one camera is used to obtain a series of two-dimensional photos or a three-dimensional model of a head and face of the patient. At least one machine learning model is used to determine facial or oral landmarks and a central incisal edge of the prosthesis from the photos or model. Dimensions for the dental prosthesis are determined form the landmarks and central incisal edge. The dimensions include a labial border of the prosthesis, distal borders of the prosthesis, a superior border of the prosthesis, an inferior border of the prosthesis, a lingual border of the prosthesis, and buccal borders of the prosthesis. The dimensions are output to an output file for use in manufacturing the prosthesis.

The invention discloses a dental restoration customization system combining 3D printing with digital modeling, and particularly relates to the technical field of digital modeling, the dental restoration customization system comprises an oral cavity scanning module, a data fusion module, an occlusion mechanical analysis module, a restoration optimization module, a 3D printing module and a feedback monitoring module, the digital model is generated and transmitted to the data fusion module, the data fusion module integrates oral cavity scanning, medical records and dental data to form a personalized oral cavity digital model, and the occlusion mechanical analysis module collects occlusion data, analyzes stress distribution and feeds back the stress distribution to the prosthesis optimization module. The dental restoration optimization module adjusts the design of the restoration according to the oral cavity structure and the occlusion relationship of the patient, the 3D printing module performs high-precision printing according to the optimization design to generate a personalized dental restoration, and the feedback monitoring module monitors the comfort of the restoration through a pressure sensor and feeds back a result to the restoration optimization module for real-time adjustment. And the optimal performance and comfort of the prosthesis are ensured.

A system can be configured to record a position and orientation of a dental component. The system can include a coping and a replica. The coping can include an anti / rotational feature that is configured to mate with an anti-rotational feature of a dental component. The coping can also include an orientation feature that is configured to convey the orientation of the dental component. The replica can include a first anti-rotational feature that corresponds to the anti-rotational feature of the dental component. The replica can also include a second anti-rotational feature that does not correspond to the anti-rotational feature of the dental component.

The invention relates to a light-cured dental resin adhesive containing a silane coupling agent modified monomer as well as preparation and application of the light-cured dental resin adhesive. The dental resin adhesive comprises a resin matrix, an organic polymer and a photoinitiator, wherein the resin matrix consists of methacrylate resin grafted and modified by a silane coupling agent and unmodified methacrylate resin. According to the method, the isocyano group of the silane coupling agent is selected to react with the hydroxyl group on the resin monomer to generate the silane modified grafted resin monomer, and the method is simple, low in equipment requirement and suitable for large-scale production; the obtained dental resin adhesive can be internally covalently cross-linked to enhance the self mechanical property, can also be chemically bonded with a bonding substrate by utilizing a grafted silane coupling agent to improve the interface bonding strength, is especially suitable for being used as an enamel bonding material, and can remarkably improve the service life and the curative effect of a bonded restoration.

Orthodontic brackets are disclosed. An orthodontic bracket is formed such that the body and mesh portions are formed integrally in one piece, and the tooth-side mounting surface includes bonding elements that have an undercut angle to the mounting surface. The bonding elements can further include geometry to facilitate the spreading of bonding material. In some aspects, the bracket can also comprise elements for wire-mounting and aligner tray interaction. A system and methods of treatment are further disclosed. The bracket can be customized for an individual patient.

A method of intraoral scanning includes receiving a first one or more intraoral scans of a patient's oral cavity; automatically determining, based on processing of the first one or more intraoral scans, a first scanning role associated with the first one or more intraoral scans, wherein the first scanning role is a first one of an upper dental arch role, a lower dental arch role or a bite role; and determining a first three-dimensional surface associated with the first scanning role.

The invention provides a tooth patch for repairing tooth hardness and a preparation method thereof, the tooth patch comprises a support material and gel, and the gel comprises the following components by mass: 1.5-2 parts of regenerated silicon, 0.5-0.7 part of A200, 1.5-2.5 parts of a thickener, 15-20 parts of a film-forming agent, 4-6 parts of a humectant, and 1-1.5 parts of a gelling agent. The tooth paste can form a hydroxyapatite layer on the tooth surface, repair tooth enamel, promote remineralization of the tooth surface and improve tooth hardness, is alkalescent, and can prevent dental caries; after contacting with saliva, hydroxyapatite crystals can be quickly formed in dentinal tubules to block the dentinal tubules, and the hydrogel can be used for treating tooth sensitivity.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for displaying the position of a dental file during endodontic treatment. Data showing the morphology of a tooth is obtained. In one embodiment, the data is X-ray image data. A three-dimensional representation of the dental file positioned in the tooth is generated, and a length that the dental file extends from an upper surface of the tooth is determined from the three-dimensional representation. A representation of the dental file is provided in the image of the tooth obtained from the data showing the tooth morphology, with the representation of the dental file being depicted such that a part of the representation of the dental file extends from the upper surface of the tooth in proportion to the length that the dental file extends from the upper surface of the tooth as determined from the three-dimensional representation and such that a remaining part of the representation of the dental file extends into the tooth, with a part of the remaining part of the representation of the dental file being positioned in the root of the tooth in the image. The image of tooth and representation of the dental file may be displayed.

The invention relates to a method and a system for improving oral cavity digital data fitting accuracy by using a noninvasive 3D modeling marking module. The method comprises the following steps: designing and obtaining a standardized marking module with a plurality of digital marking points on the surface through 3D modeling; non-invasively and reversibly adhering to the surface of an abutment which is used as an auxiliary reference system; the method comprises the following steps: acquiring oral cavity digital model data with a marking module after different intervention processing or in different data acquisition modes, detecting point-line-surface features of the marking module and preferentially matching, and default that corresponding data are overlapped and established in the same three-dimensional coordinate reference system to finish optimal fitting alignment; therefore, the digital data fitting accuracy of the oral cavity is improved; the marking module-assisted fitting method can be used for 1) comparing the accuracy of different digital data acquisition modes; 2) multi-unit temporary tooth data transfer errors are reduced; and (3) the acquisition error of the missing occlusion data of multiple teeth is reduced, so that the precise design of the target prosthesis is assisted.

The invention provides a rapid sintering method of zirconia ceramic for dentistry and zirconia ceramic, the rapid sintering method of zirconia ceramic for dentistry comprises the following steps: obtaining a pre-sintered body prepared from zirconia powder with stable yttrium oxide, and obtaining a standard active sintering temperature of the zirconia powder; the pre-sintered body is subjected to final sintering in a preset final sintering stage, the zirconia ceramic is obtained, the preset highest sintering temperature in the preset final sintering stage is higher than the standard active sintering temperature, and the difference value between the preset highest sintering temperature and the standard active sintering temperature ranges from 10 DEG C to 60 DEG C. According to the embodiment of the invention, the preset highest sintering temperature in the preset final sintering stage is set to exceed the standard active sintering temperature by 10-60 DEG C, so that the highest sintering temperature of the final sintering process is improved, the final sintering time of the zirconia ceramic is shortened, the production efficiency of the zirconia ceramic product is improved, and the production cost is reduced. And meanwhile, the material can obtain excellent mechanical properties and transparency within an extremely short time.