DISK BRAKE AND BRAKE PAD

The invention relates to an electrically or pneumatically actuated disk brake for a utility vehicle. The disk brake is characterized by comprising a disk brake (4) having a preferred direction of rotation (D), a brake carrier (2), a brake caliper (3) which is movably guided on the brake carrier (2), a brake-application-side brake pad (5) and a reaction-side brake pad (6) which are movably arranged in a brake-application-side pad shaft (203) and in a reaction-side pad shaft (204) of the brake carrier (2), parallel to a brake disk rotation axis (A4), a brake application device which has an individual pressure piston (304) that has a center axis and has, on the end facing the brake-application-side brake pad, a pressure piece (306) which acts with a pressure surface (307) on a corresponding abutment surface (53) of the brake-application-side brake pad (5), such that an active surface is formed between the pressure surface (307) and the abutment surface (53) when applying the brake, wherein the brake-application-