Patent ID: 8235718

Claim:
A kit for making a layered dental composite restoration comprising: a plurality of basic dentin/body shades having four different hues, wherein each dentin/body shade is formulated for use as a primary dentin replacement material; and a set of four enamel shades that correspond to one of each of the four different hues in the dentin/body shades, wherein each enamel shade is formulated for use as a translucent material imparting a polychromatic effect to the layered dental composition restoration; wherein each one of the four enamel shades is formulated for use with a selected dentin/body shade from one of the four different hues in the plurality of dentin/body shades when, in making the layered dental composite restoration, a layer of a corresponding enamel shade is applied over a layer of the selected dentin/body shade to mimic natural teeth.