Patent ID: 8043091
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A61C,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a dental prosthetic, comprising: arranging a first virtual tooth image relative to a second virtual tooth image on a virtual denture set; said first virtual tooth image and said second virtual tooth image respectively representative of a first actual prosthetic tooth and a second actual prosthetic tooth; performing at least one Boolean operation to remove a virtual portion of the first virtual tooth image and the second virtual tooth image; machining the first actual prosthetic tooth and the second actual prosthetic tooth to remove an actual portion of prosthetic tooth material corresponding to said virtual portion removed by the at least one Boolean operation performed on the first and second virtual tooth images; generating a virtual positioning block having indentations shaped to fit the first and second virtual teeth images; and manufacturing an actual positioning block corresponding to the virtual positioning block.