Granted Patent B2

US 12,491,047 · App. 17/250,966 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Inventors: Andreas G. Herrmann (Munich, DE); Malte Korten (Moorenweis, DE); Bastian P. Kirchner (Fürstenfeldbruck, DE); Daniel D. Oberpertinger (Herrsching, DE); Philipp Jurgen Semmler (Ahrensburg, DE); Anja Friedrich (Unterschleißheim, DE); Michaela Urban (Seefeld, DE)

Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Property Company

A61C5/77A61C5/73B33Y80/00

Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A 3d-printed dental restoration precursor comprising:

at least one crown unit for a posterior or an anterior tooth, the at least one crown unit having an outer surface and an inner surface, and

a support element extending from a build platform, the support element comprising: a fixation section having a first width, and a first portion having a second width greater than the first width, the support element configured to interface with the at least one crown unit at a connection region on the at least one crown unit,

the at least one crown unit having a shape:

for the posterior tooth, the shape comprising an occlusal top surface and side surfaces extending therefrom, or

for the anterior tooth, the shape comprising an incisal top edge and side surfaces extending therefrom, wherein the side surfaces of the at least one crown unit are connected to each other and form a crown cervix with a crown margin surrounding a crown opening,

the occlusal top surface or the incisal top edge defining a plane x, the plane x being essentially perpendicular to the side surfaces,

the support element having an orientation z directed through a longitudinal dimension and geometric center of both the fixation section and the first portion of the support element, the orientation z being essentially perpendicular to the build platform,

the support element being connected through the fixation section to the outer surface of the crown only in a region adjacent to the occlusal top surface or incisal top edge, at an angle being in a range of 20 to 80° formed by the orientation z of the support element and plane x,

wherein the support element and the at least one crown unit each are formed from a radiation curable resin material.

2 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , comprising at least two crown units being connected to each other by a bridge.

3 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , the fixation section of the support element comprising a pre-determined breaking point, the pre-determined breaking point being located adjacent to the outer surface of the at least one crown unit.

4 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , the at least one crown unit having a volume Vc and the fixation section having a volume Vf, wherein the ratio of Vc to Vf is in a range of 100:1 to 700:1.

5 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , the at least one crown unit having a volume Vc and the support element having a volume Vs, wherein the ratio of Vc to Vs being in a range of 2:1 to 40:1.

6 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , the fixation section having a cross-sectional area at a connecting point to the outer surface of the at least one crown unit in the range of 0.3 to 1 mm 2 .

7 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , the first portion corresponding to a handle section of the support element, the handle section having a substantially uniform width.

8 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 7 , the handle section comprising information selected from crown size, tooth number, patient related data, lot number, branding, and combinations thereof.

9 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , wherein the support element and the at least one crown unit each are formed from a plurality of layers of radiation curable resin material.

10 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 1 , wherein the radiation curable resin material comprises radiation curable (meth)acrylate components.

11 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 10 , wherein the radiation curable resin material comprises radiation curable (meth)acrylate components comprising at least one urethane moiety.

12 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 11 , wherein the radiation curable resin material includes a resin matrix comprising:

polymerizable (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising a urethane moiety,

polymerizable urethane(meth)acrylate(s),

wherein the polymerizable (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising the urethane moiety are used in excess over the polymerizable urethane (meth)acrylate(s),

a filler matrix, and

an initiator system.

13 . The 3d-printed dental restoration precursor of claim 12 , wherein

the filler matrix comprises

nanocluster(s),

fumed silica in an amount below 8 wt. %,

the filler matrix being present in an amount of 5 to 45 wt. %,

the initiator system comprises

photo-initiator(s),

organic dye(s),

the curable composition typically not comprising softener in an amount of more than 5 wt. %,

wt. % with respect to the weight of the whole composition.

14 . A 3d-printed array comprising a support region to which a plurality of 3d-printed dental restoration precursors as claimed in claim 1 are connected through the support element of each of the 3d-printed dental restoration precursors.

15 . The 3d-printed array of claim 14 , the support element of each of the 3d-printed dental restoration precursors comprising at least one pre-determined breaking point comprising a breaking point located at the connection of the support element to the support region of the 3d-printed array.

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