A dental component comprising a modified porcelain veneering coating thereon is provided, wherein the porcelain veneering coating can comprise a plurality of crystalline inclusions. The crystalline inclusions can serve to strengthen the porcelain veneering coating and the dental component as a whole. A method for the preparation of such treated implants is also provided, the method involving providing a dental component； applying a porcelain slurry comprising about 5% or more by weight of an additive capable of forming a crystalline silicate phase to at least a portion of the surface of the dental component to give a coated dental component； and firing the porcelain-coated dental component.
