Patent ID: 7925374

Claim:
A method for producing a dental crown or bridge, the method comprising: creating a first information item based upon a treatment situation in a patient's mouth, the first information item including an outer surface at the treatment situation; viewing the treatment situation and generating a second information item corresponding to a dental crown or bridge based at least in part upon the first information item, the second information item including at least the inner and outer surfaces of the dental crown or bridge; sending the second information item to a substantially fully automated production arrangement; receiving a dental crown or bridge comprising at least an outer layer and an inner layer, the inner layer forming a cap with an inner shape that matches to the outer shape in the treatment situation; wherein the substantially fully automated production arrangement is configured to produce a cap and a die in embedding compound with an inner shape of the cap, to apply an adhesive to the inner shape, mount the cap on the die, scan the cap and the die, immerse the cap and the die in molten wax, mill the outer shape of the dental crown from the hardened molten wax, and apply a casting channel to the shaped molten wax.