A lithium silicate glass ceramic, a lithium silicateglass with nuclei for forming lithium metasilicate and/orlithium disilicate crystals, and processes for the preparationthereof are provided. The above-mentioned materials featuretrivalent metal oxides and may crystalize at lowertemperatures. Uses of the above-mentioned materials as dentalmaterials are provided. In the dental materials field, there isa need for lithium silicate glasses and ceramics which can becrystalized at lower temperatures.