A method of producing a dental object (100), including the steps of producing a pillared support structure (101) on the dental object (100); and producing a lattice structure (103) for reinforcing the support structure (101).

A method of manufacture of a dental prosthesis is described, comprising using a rotary milling or drilling tool (16) to mill or drill a block (12) of a sintered ceramic material. The use of a tool (16) to mill or drill material from a block (12) of a sintered ceramic material such as lithium silicate or lithium disilicate allows manufacture of a glass ceramic dental prosthesis in a relatively efficient manner.

The invention relates to a method for producing a shaped body by means of a radiation-induced printing process according to the technique of the one-photon polymerization process, characterized in that the shaped body is produced by solidifying a liquid or viscous material which contains a polysiloxane component produced by hydrolytic condensation of one or more monomeric silanes having exclusively two or three hydrolyzable groups and at least one organically polymerizable radical being bonded to the silicon atom via carbon, and contains an initiator and/or catalyst for the radiation-induced polymerization of the organically polymerizable residue, and the solidification is effected by directing light onto a region of a surface of a substrate, whereby a layer of the material located there is polymerized and thereby solidified, whereupon further layers are successively solidified. Furthermore, the invention relates to a shaped body based on an organically polymerized silica (hetero)polycondensate, which was produced by organic polymerization of the aforementioned polysiloxane component, with superior mechanical properties.

A milling tool for a dental milling machine comprises a base body (11) with a rotation axis (12). A shank (15) for clamping the milling tool (10) is provided at a first end (13) of the base body (11). A cutting edge (16) is arranged at a second end (14) of the base body (11). A receiving section (17) is provided on the base body (11) between the shank (15) and the cutting edge (16). A blower wheel (20) is arranged on the receiving section (17) of the base body (11). The blower wheel (20) is formed such that, when the milling tool (10) is driven in a direction of rotation (19) provided for chip removal, an air flow (25) is generated by the blower wheel (20) in the direction from the blower wheel (20) toward the cutting edge (16) of the milling tool (10).

Advantageous dental analogs for dental restorations and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved analog members for use in fabricating dental implant-supported restorations, and related methods of use. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of protection analog members configured to protect cuff portions of coping members during the fabrication of dental restorations. The improved analog members include an added vertical rim or collar to contact and/or protect the cuff portion of coping members when an end of the analog member is screwed/mounted into place into an end of the coping member. This way, the resin added during fabrication will not contact/adhere to the cuff portion allowing a proper seating of the finished fixed implant-supported prosthesis. Use of the improved analog member also can eliminate scratches/damage to the cuff portion (e.g., during trimming and polishing).

A method is proposed for ascertaining the spatial positions and orientations of at least two implants (120) anchored in a jaw of a patient, said method having the following steps: 1. An adhesive bond aid (100) is produced that bridges the implants and has negative molds (140) of adhesive caps (110), wherein the negative molds fit on the adhesive caps if these are affixed to the implants, and wherein the negative molds allow a clearance relative to the adhesive caps. 2. The adhesive caps are affixed to the at least two implants in the jaw of the patient. 3. The adhesive bond aid is positioned over the adhesive caps. 4. The clearance between the adhesive caps and the negative molds is filled with adhesive. 5. The adhesive is cured. 6. The adhesive caps are released from the implants. 7. The obtained adhesion key is removed from the patient. Using this adhesion key, in the production of restorations that rest upon multiple implants, it can be ensured that the implant arrangement is correctly transferred into the mouth of the patient.

The bite registration block is used for recording the relation between a patient's maxillary and mandibular arches for proper fabrication of a fixed dental prosthesis, or prostheses, such as fixed crowns or the like. The bite registration block is particularly adapted for use when a patient's prepared teeth are opposed by an edentulous arch (i.e., opposed by an area of missing teeth). The bite registration block is formed from a resilient material, such as a suitable type of plastic or the like, and is formed as a block having opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed side surfaces, and a pair of longitudinally opposed side surfaces. The upper surface defines a concave, longitudinally extending recess for positioning about an edentulous region of the patient's jaw.

A set of artificial teeth for a denture comprises a maxillary unit and a mandibular unit. When set up in lingualised occlusion, at least one of following occurs: the palatal cusp of the upper 4 (1) fits into the distal fossa of the lower 4 (6), the palatal cusp of the upper 5 (2) fits into the distal fossa of the lower 5 (7), the mesial palatal cusp of the upper 6 (3) fits into the central fossa of the lower 6 (8), the distal palatal cusp of the upper 6 (4) fits onto the marginal ridge of the lower 6 (9) and the mesial palatal cusp of the upper 7 (5) fits into the central fossa of the lower 7 (10). The buccal cusps of the lower teeth are out of contact with the upper teeth, such that the cusp/fossa dimensions and relationships of the teeth concerned enable the occlusal scheme for the teeth to be changed from lingualised to balanced occlusion simply by softening the wax or resin under the upper posterior teeth and rotating the upper buccal cusps downwards around the said palatal cusps on the upper teeth with such palatal cusps still substantially remaining within the centric stops of the lowers.

Integrated support devices for providing temporary primary stability to a dental prosthesis implant, each individually designed and manufactured for a specific pre-identify patient are also provided. An integrated support device can include a prosthesis interface member configured to connect to an abutment or reduced sized portion of a dental prosthesis/implant. The integrated support device also includes one or more bonding wings for connecting to the adjacent healthy teeth.

The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D image.