Abstract: The invention relates to a recording device (10) comprising a scan head carrier (18) for moving the scan head (20) across a scan area (42) of a cavity, the scan area (42) extending around the scan head (20). A flat or film-like, elastically stretchable material extends between the scan head (20) and the scan area (42), which material can be pressed against the scan area (42) in a balloon (12)-type manner using overpressure. The scan head guide (18) passes through the balloon outlet (16) of the balloon (12) towards the scan head (20). In particular, a control device (44) determines the shape of the cavity (40) against which the material is pressed, from deformation of the material when applying said overpressure. A second extraoral scanning head (43) scans deformations during pressurization of the film-like material.

Abstract: Radically polymerizable, difunctional phenylene sulfide according to Formula I in which X, Y independently of each other in each case are absent or are O or NR6, R1, R2 independently of each other in each case are H, a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl radical, —OR7, —SR8, Cl or Br, R3 is absent or is a C1-C10 alkylene radical which can be interrupted by O or S, R4 is absent or is a C1-C10 alkylene radical which can be interrupted by O or S, wherein R3 and R4 cannot be absent at the same time, R5 is H or a C1-C5 alkyl radical, R6, R7, R8 independently of each other in each case are H or a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl radical, a, b, c, d independently of each other in each case are 0 or 1 and e is 1 or 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a denture, made of teeth, in particular prefabricated teeth, and of a denture base made of a gingival material, comprising cavities for teeth in which cavities for the teeth are mounted, in particular attached by bonding, characterized in that the denture base (12) is produced by a CAD/CAM process forming the cavities (20) for the teeth (14), and in that cervical areas (40a) of the teeth (14) extending through the basal surface (16, 18) of the denture base (12) are removed, in particular abraded or milled.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for drying at least one object containing a liquid, in particular a dental restoration object (12). Said device comprises a means for generating thermal energy acting upon the object and sufficient for increasing the temperature of the object to the boiling point. Moreover, the device includes an impingement area for impinging on the object with thermal energy and a control device (24) that is characterized by the fact that a temperature detection element (20) of the device (10) measures the temperature of the object (12), and upon reaching a trigger temperature that is at the boiling temperature, somewhat below or somewhat above thereof, emits a signal to the control device.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a dental restoration for a patient and dental ceramics production devices are disclosed. A dental restoration may be designed based on a scan of the patient's mouth, using a CAD software module. The software module may produce conveyor channels for a positive model based on the dimensions of a muffle in relation to the size and shape of the positive model. The conveyor channels may extend at an angle of between 0° and 130° away from an axis of the pressing channel, the axis being located essentially along an isotherm inside the muffle. A docking site may be selected based on a position with the greatest wall thickness of the positive model. The present disclosure allows the creation of a high-quality dental restoration in a very efficient fashion, in particular when lithium disilicate is used as the dental ceramics material.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for transferring properties from a reference dental model (20) to a primary dental model (10), wherein the method comprises a non-rigid alignment of the primary dental model and the reference dental model, comprising applying an algorithm to minimize a measure of shape deviation between the primary dental model and the reference dental model, and transferring properties of the reference dental model to the primary dental model.

Abstract: Acyl germanium compound according to general formula [RmAr—(C?O)—]4—Ge and process for the preparation thereof. The compound is suitable as initiator for radical polymerization.

Abstract: Radically polymerizable silane according to the general formula I in which R1 is a linear or branched aliphatic C1-C9-alkyl radical, phenyl or alkylated phenyl radical, R2, R3 independently of each other in each case are absent or are a linear or branched aliphatic C1-C20-alkylene radical, which can be interrupted by S or O atoms, R4, R5, R6 independently of each other in each case are —Cl, —O—CH3, —O—C2H5, —CH3 or —C2H5, X is CH2 or O, Y is absent, or is O or NR?, wherein R? is H or a C1-5-alkyl radical, and Z is absent, or is O, NR?, —CO—O—, —CO—NR?—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CO—NR?—, or —NR?—CO—NR?—, wherein R? is H or a C1-5-alkyl radical and wherein the radicals R2 and R3 cannot be absent at the same time and Z is absent if R2 or R3 is absent, polycondensates based thereon and fillers surface-modified therewith.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented method for modifying a digital three-dimensional model (3) of a dentition comprising: displaying an image of the dentition by applying a virtual camera to the three-dimensional model to render the image for a display (1); acquiring a line drawn by a user on the image on the display (1); projecting the acquired line, using the virtual camera (4), to a three-dimensional projection surface (7) approximating the shape of the dental arches and extending the upper and lower dental arches to cover any opening therebetween; obtaining visible teeth arch contour curves, namely incisal curve and gingiva border curve, of the upper and lower teeth arches, and projecting the teeth arch contour curves to the projection surface; selecting one of the teeth arch contour curves as teeth arch contour curve to be modified and selecting the other teeth arch contour curve of the same teeth arch or a curve derived therefrom as a baseline curve; deforming all teeth belonging

Abstract: Disclosed is a tooth replacement forming device (10) comprising an abutment on or to which a dental structure made of dental material, especially ceramics, can be fastened. The abutment is mounted on the implant using a detachable connection, in particular a screw connection, the abutment being provided with an implant connection, a collar, and a tubular portion to be connected to the dental structure. The disclosed device (10) is characterized in that a surrounding auxiliary element made of a residue-free material is arranged in such a way as to rest against the tubular portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium silicate glass or a lithium silicate glass ceramic which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth. The invention also relates to a lithium silicate glass and a lithium silicate glass ceramic which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.

Abstract: Radically polymerizable dental material, which contains at least one sulphonic acid ester of Formula 1: in which A is H, CN, an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C30-hydrocarbon radical or a combination thereof; X is COO— or —CON(R1)— or is absent; B is an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C30-hydrocarbon radical, or a combination thereof; R1 is hydrogen or an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C10-hydrocarbon radical; m is an integer from 1 to 6, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and p is an integer from 1 to 6; wherein m and p cannot simultaneously be greater than 1. The compounds of Formula 1 are active as chain transfer agents in radical polymerization.

Abstract: A stereolithography device having a trough (2) for accommodating free-flowing, photopolymerizable material, a construction platform (4) suspended above the trough bottom on a lifting unit (6), and having a heating unit for heating the photopolymerizable material in the trough. The heating unit has a transparent, electrically conductive layer (33), which covers the entire area of at least the exposure region above the trough bottom, and which is provided outside the exposure region on opposing sides of the layer with electrical contacts (20) extended over the opposing sides, which are connected to a controlled electrical supplier to enable heating of the entire area of photopolymerizable material above the trough bottom in the exposure region by current flow through the layer.

Abstract: The invention comprises a light curing device with a light source (30) and a light guiding device, in particular a light guiding rod (18) with a light entry surface (31) that extends next to the light source (30) if regarded in the emission direction of the light source (30), and with at least one sensor (36) that is arranged next to the light entry surface (31), and with a control device (32) that is arranged within a handpiece (14) of the light curing device (10). The light curing device (10) further comprises a base station (12) of the light curing device (10). The base station (12) is provided with a second light source (24) and a second light sensor (26) for the bidirectional optical communication with the handpiece (14), which bidirectional communication takes place through the light guiding device (light guiding rod), in particular in the frequency range of visible light or UV light and in particular in a modulated manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerizable composition which comprises a thermolabile polymerizable compound of Formula I: A-[X-(T-X-Sp-X)p-T-X-Q-(Z)n]m?? Formula I, wherein T represents a thermolabile Diels-Alder or hetero-Diels-Alder group of the Formula The invention also relates to the use of the polymerizable composition according to the present invention and the compounds of Formula I according to the present invention as polymerization resin or for the preparation of polymerization resins and polymerizates such as adhesives, composites, stereolithographic materials, shaped parts, duromers and mounting and fixing elements, and as dental material and for the preparation of dental materials such as adhesives, cements and filling composites.

Abstract: Vinylcyclopropane of general formulae I in which X, Y in each case are O or NH, wherein X and Y cannot have the same meaning, R1 is a linear or branched C1-C8-alkyl radical, which can be interrupted by O, S, an ester group or a urethane group, R2 is a linear or branched C2-C10-alkylene radical, which can be interrupted by O, S, an ester group or a urethane group, R3 is a hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which additionally can contain one or more N, O or S atoms, and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4, preferably 1 or 2. The vinylcyclopropanes are characterized by a low shrinkage and a high reactivity on radical polymerization and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental materials.