Glass-ceramics and biomaterials with tailor-made properties

Abstract

Based on the fundamental theories of materials development by Professor Kreidl, the developments of the authors are presented four types of glass-ceramics as biomaterials used in dentistry. These materials have been developed since the Norbert Kreidl Symposium in 1994. They are leucite glass-ceramics with new properties, as well as high-strength glass-ceramics and materials with particular optical brilliance. Furthermore, new approaches using surface-active materials are discussed.