Abstract: A process for manufacturing dental prosthetics based on ceramics including the following steps:machine-processing a prefabricated shaped body to form a molded body with the patient's situation being considered, said prefabricated shaped body consisting of at least one oxide-ceramic material selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, and titanium oxide and minor amounts of siliceous additives;compacting the thus obtained molded body; andoptionally jacketing the compacted molded body.

Abstract: A dental ceramic restoration having a multi-layered structure on a core, obtainable by applying an opaque layer composed of from 50 to 60 wt.-% of SiO.sub.2, 4 to 10 wt.-% of Na.sub.2 O, 0 to 2.5 wt.-% of CaO, 8 to 14 wt.-% of K.sub.2 O, 10 to 20 wt.-% of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 6 wt.-% of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 5 to 12 wt.-% of TiO.sub.2, and pigments, preferably on oxide basis, onto a core, followed by sintering this assembly, and thereafter applying dentin and enamel layers composed of from 50 to 60 wt.-% of SiO.sub.2, 4 to 10 wt.-% of Na.sub.2 O, 0 to 2.5 wt.-% of CaO, 8 to 14 wt.-% of K.sub.2 O, 10 to 20 wt.-% of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 2 to 10 wt.-% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, preferably 4 to 8 wt.-% of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and pigments, preferably on oxide basis, onto a core, followed by firing this assembly.

Abstract: The artificial tooth blanks made by series production involve a dentin-colored fired dental ceramic composition including a previously compression-molded hard core and optionally a retention, wherein the size of the artificial tooth blank is reduced over that of the corresponding finished artificial tooth and the artificial tooth blanks do not contain an enamel layer. The retention may involve one or more high-melting shells incorporated by firing and containing high-melting retention pins soldered therein after firing, wherein the retention pins as well as the solder are stable under the melting conditions for dental ceramic compositions for bridges and crowns, and especially so in the presence of air as well.