Patent ID: 9370404
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61C,A61K

Claim Text:
1. A dental article comprising: a crown having a height of contour, wherein the crown is malleable; an abrasion resistant coating layer on at least a portion of the crown, the coating layer comprising: a first polymeric layer disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the crown, wherein the first polymeric layer comprises a first hardened composition; a plurality of spherical microparticles embedded within the first polymeric layer, wherein the spherical microparticles are disposed on the crown only above the height of contour, and wherein the spherical microparticles comprise an average microparticle diameter of no greater than 300 microns; and at least one additional polymeric layer disposed on at least a portion of the spherical microparticles, wherein the at least one additional polymeric layer comprises at least one additional hardened composition.