A method of making a customized dental blank, comprising the steps of: providing a computer-based dental blank-configurator allowing the selection of a first color scheme and different second color scheme from a plurality of pre-defined color schemes, wherein the blank-configurator is adapted such that a configuration entered by the dental practitioner can be sent to a blank manufacturer via the Internet, wherein the blank-configurator is configured to display an assortment of different blank types which comprise blanks of a different three-dimensional size and/or shape, wherein the blank-configurator is configured to display a variety of different tooth colors and is configured such that a user of the configurator can select the blank from the displayed blank types and at least two colors associated with the selected blank, wherein the blank-configurator is further configured to accept user input regarding first and second dimensional information about the size, shape and location of a portion within the blank which is associated with the first or second color scheme; obtaining from a dental practitioner a first color scheme and a different second color scheme as well as a first dimensional information for the first color scheme and a different second dimensional information for the second color scheme of a selected dental blank, wherein the first and second dimensional information each relate to a size and/or a location within dimensions of the dental blank; wherein the first and second color scheme and the first and second dimensional information are obtained by a blank manufacturer via the Internet; manufacturing by the blank manufacturer the customized dental blank having a first portion based on the first dimensional information according to the first color scheme and a second portion based on the second dimensional information according to the second color scheme; and providing the dental practitioner with the customized dental blank. providing a computer-based dental blank-configurator allowing the selection of a first color scheme and different second color scheme from a plurality of pre-defined color schemes, wherein the blank-configurator is adapted such that a configuration entered by the dental practitioner can be sent to a blank manufacturer via the Internet, wherein the blank-configurator is configured to display an assortment of different blank types which comprise blanks of a different three-dimensional size and/or shape, wherein the blank-configurator is configured to display a variety of different tooth colors and is configured such that a user of the configurator can select the blank from the displayed blank types and at least two colors associated with the selected blank, wherein the blank-configurator is further configured to accept user input regarding first and second dimensional information about the size, shape and location of a portion within the blank which is associated with the first or second color scheme; obtaining from a dental practitioner a first color scheme and a different second color scheme as well as a first dimensional information for the first color scheme and a different second dimensional information for the second color scheme of a selected dental blank, wherein the first and second dimensional information each relate to a size and/or a location within dimensions of the dental blank; wherein the first and second color scheme and the first and second dimensional information are obtained by a blank manufacturer via the Internet; manufacturing by the blank manufacturer the customized dental blank having a first portion based on the first dimensional information according to the first color scheme and a second portion based on the second dimensional information according to the second color scheme; and providing the dental practitioner with the customized dental blank. <EOS>