Patent ID: 9687326
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A dental restoration, comprising: a dental restoration base comprising a composite resin, a ceramic or an acrylic resin, and attachable to a tooth of a patient or insertable in a mouth of a patient; a decal attached to the dental restoration base and having printed thereon an image of a selected natural oral cavity characteristic of the patient including tooth structure, enamel, dentin, crazing lines, stains, veins, blood vessels, bony coloration, hyper-calcification, mucosal tissue or gum tissue so as to mimic at least a portion of a natural tooth or oral cavity tissue, wherein the decal is printed from an image selected from a plurality of pre-made images similar in appearance to natural teeth or oral cavity tissue, wherein the image comprises a photograph, a computer-generated model image, or a drawing; a sealant disposed over the decal and at least a portion of the dental restoration base, wherein the sealant comprises a composite resin, a semi-transparent acrylic resin, a protective layer, or a glaze; a secondary decal affixed to the sealant to provide additional coloring to the dental restoration base; and a secondary sealant disposed over the secondary decal.