Patent ID: 7403830

Claim:
A method, embodied on a computer-readable medium and executed on a processor having memory means, comprising: examining a first data record representing a shape of a dental prosthesis element; categorizing the shape of the dental prosthesis element according to predetermined manufacturing parameters, based on results of the examination; determining whether the dental prosthesis element can be manufactured by at least one predetermined manufacturing method; classifying the first data record based on the determination for at least one of later manufacturing considerations, later shaping considerations, and later mounting considerations; examining a second data record representing a shape of a residual tooth portion assogated with the dental prosthesis element; categorizing the shape of the dental prosthesis element according to predetermined mountability parameters, based on results of the examination of the first data record and the examination of the second data record; and determining whether the dental prosthesis element can be mounted on the residual tooth portion; wherein the dental prosthesis element is one of a dental prosthesis, a dental prosthesis part, and a part thereof; and wherein the mountability parameters relate to whether the dental prosthesis element can be mounted onto the residual tooth portion.