Patent ID: 8517735

Claim:
A dental prosthesis, comprising: a metal coping for supporting and fitting said prosthesis onto tooth surfaces requiring repair or replacement; an opaque layer covering surfaces of said coping that would otherwise adversely affect the tooth-like appearance of the finished prosthesis, the opaque layer being in a powder form and being formed from a opaque mixture having: 40 to 60% by weight a first frit; 30 to 45% by weight a second frit, said second frit being different than said first frit; and ZrO 2 ; and a single porcelain layer having an integrated tooth-like translucency fused to said opaqued coping surface, said porcelain comprising a blend of dentin and enamel frits, said enamel having more transparency than said dentin, in ratios of 70:30 to 85:15 percent by weight, respectively.