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The ingredients of dental porcelain are feldspar, silica (flint or quartz), clay (kaolin) and carbonates, which act as fluxes, plus metallic oxides as pigments (known as colour frits). Other materials, such as potash or soda may be added as modifiers.
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Messing, J.J., Ray, G.E. (1982). Porcelain. In: Operative Dental Surgery. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86078-4_13
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