| abstract |
The invention relates to a coloured zirconia ceramic dental mill blank having fluorescing properties, processes of production such a mill blank and uses thereof, in particular for producing zirconia ceramic dental restorations. The dental mill blank having a shape allowing the dental mill blank to be attached or fixed to a machining device, the dental mill blank comprising a porous zirconia material, the porous zirconia material comprising the oxides Zr oxide calculated as Zr02: from about 80 to about 97 wt.-%, Al oxide calculated as A1203: from about 0 to about 0.15 wt.-%, Y oxide calculated as Y203: from about 1 to about 10 wt- %, Bi oxide calculated as Bi203: from about 0.01 to about 0,20 wt- %, Tb oxide calculated as Tb203: from about 0.01 to about 0.8 wt.-%, and optionally one or two of the following oxides: Er oxide calculated as Er203: from about 0.01 to about 3.0 wt.-%, Mn oxide calculated as Mn02: from about 0.0001 to about 0.08 wt.-%, the porous zirconia material not comprising Fe oxide calculated as Fe203 in an amount of more than about 0.01 wt.-%, wt.-% with respect to the weight of the porous zirconia material. |