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3M Licenses Zirconia Technology to WIELAND
ST. PAUL, Minn. --(Business Wire)--
3M (News - Alert) announced today that WIELAND Dental + Technik GmbH & Co. entered a
licensing agreement with 3M for use of 3M's processed zirconia coloring
technology.
The 3M technology enables the coloring of zirconia-based dental
restorations and improves esthetics for patients. With the technology, a
dental technician can shade uncolored, tooth-shaped zirconia to a
prescribed shade, color-matching the restoration to the natural color of
patients' teeth. Since 3M developed and launched this innovative
technology, much of the dental industry colors dental zirconia using
this process. 3M remains open to further licensing of the technology.
About 3M ESPE
3M ESPE is a dental product manufacturer that markets more than 2,000
dental products and services. 3M ESPE dental products are designed to
help dental professionals improve their patients' oral health care. The
3M Digital Oral Care Department, part of the 3M ESPE Division, aims to
accelerate and strengthen 3M's efforts to led the digital
transformation that is occurring in oral care. 3M Health Care, one of
3M's six major business segments, provides world-class innovative
products and services to help health care professionals improve the
practice and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug
delivery and health information markets. For more information on the
complete 3M ESPE line of dental products, visit the 3M ESPE website at http://www.3MESPE.com
or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products
are available for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
3M and ESPE are trademarks of 3M or 3M Deutschland GmbH. Used under
license in Canada. (C) 3M 2012. All rights reserved.
About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands
of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a
never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M
is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion
in sales, 3M employs 84,000 people worldwide and has operations in more
than 65 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com
or follow @3MNews
on Twitter (News - Alert).
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