What are Dental Ceramics?

Dental ceramics refer to glass-ceramic materials and products used in dental treatment and restoration. Belongs to the medical device category. It is classified into Class II medical devices, which are approved for production and sale in China by provincial authorities.

Dental ceramics

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Dental ceramics refer to glass-ceramic materials and products used in dental treatment and restoration. Belongs to the medical device category. It is classified into Class II medical devices, which are approved for production and sale in China by provincial authorities.

Chinese name

Dental ceramics

Definition

Glass ceramic materials and products for treatment and repair

Category

medical instruments

Classification

Types I and II

Dental ceramics are divided into type I and type II. Type I dental ceramics are products provided in powder form, and type II dental ceramics are products provided in various forms other than powder. To distinguish the category of porcelain powder and add colors to it, it is recommended to use the colors in the table.

Color of type I dental ceramic powder material

classification	material	colour
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Nuclear porcelain Dentin porcelain / body porcelain Enamel porcelain Neck Porcelain Transparent porcelain Stained porcelain Add porcelain Glazed material	Yellow or none Pink blue green no no no no

Type type 1 dental ceramic materials are used to make the support structure of crowns, veneers, inlays, and onlays, and the surface will be covered with one or more type I dental ceramics of type 2-8. Type type 2 ceramics are used to directly make veneers, inlays and onlays.