#$%^&*AU2014202479B220150730.pdf#####Abstract Durable dental material with improved transparent properties The invention discloses a dental material comprising (a) at least one curable monomer and/or polymer component, and (b) at least one filler component comprising agglomerated oxide particles having a 5 matrix and a doping component, whereby the matrix contains silicon dioxide and the doping component comprises zirconium dioxide, whereby the agglomerated oxide particles are incorporated into the cured polymer matrix of the dental material and are abraded only in layers together with the polymer matrix of the dental material during an abrasion process and do not chip away as individual, intact particles. Moreover, the cured dental material possesses high transparency. 30