Patent ID: 9610145
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A method for making artificial teeth for use in a dental prosthesis, the method comprising: a) inserting a plurality of artificial teeth into an elastomeric material of a nest, and contacting respective distal edges of each of the plurality of teeth with an upper planar surface of a rigid bottom of the nest that is contiguous with the elastomeric material of the nest; b) forming a rigid fixative contiguous with the elastomeric material of the nest, thereby embedding a central region of each of the plurality of teeth in the rigid fixative and rendering each of the plurality of teeth in a fixed position; c) separating the nest from the rigid fixative and from the plurality of teeth; d) securing the rigid fixative with the plurality of teeth in fixed positions on a milling machine; and e) milling at least one of the plurality of teeth to desired dimensions.