Patent ID: 6033222
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method of fabrication of dental translucent restorations without opacious substructures, the method comprising the steps of:(a) applying an impression material to a tooth stump;(b) using the geometry of an impression resultant of said applying Step (a) to form a dental die;(c) applying, upon said die, a die spacer, the color and shade of which is matched to a dentist's prescription of the dentin shade;(d) applying a lubricant to said die spacer;(e) applying, upon said lubricant, a dental wax from which a dental wax-up is formed;(f) removing said wax-up from said die; and(g) processing said wax-up into a translucent dental substructure matching said prescribed color and shade.