Patent ID: 11865653
Assignee: VIAX DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the dental overlay produced by the producing step is a first dental overlay, the first guiding groove extending along the first dental overlay such that the first guiding groove extends over either one or both of a medial surface and a distal surface of a tooth to be prepared when the first dental overlay is releasably fixed to the contact region and thereby being further configured for contacting the dental cutting tool to limit movements to be followed by the dental cutting tool to predetermined movements for removing tooth structure from the one or both of the medial and the distal surfaces of the tooth to be prepared, the method further comprising producing a second dental overlay configured for placement onto either one or both of the tooth to be prepared and the neighboring tooth of the tooth to be prepared, the second dental overlay having a second guiding groove providing an angled surface configured for contact with the dental cutting tool so as to limit movements to be followed by the dental cutting tool to predetermined movements for removing tooth structure from the tooth to be prepared in the reduction of an occlusal surface of the tooth to be prepared when the second dental overlay is placed onto the one or both of the tooth to be prepared and the neighboring tooth of the tooth to be prepared.