Patent ID: 8820546

Claim:
A dental mount capable of retaining dental ceramic blocks that are used in dental restoration procedures, the dental mount comprising: a tabular body having a substantially planar front face and a rear face, being constructed of an autoclavable material so as to be cleanable and sterilizable; and a plurality of dental ceramic block receiving holes in the front face of the tabular body and being arranged in a preset pattern for retaining the dental ceramic blocks on the tabular body, spaced apart from one another, in a desired, organized and graded manner when chucks of the dental ceramic blocks are inserted into the receiving holes; wherein each of the dental ceramic block receiving holes comprises: a substantially cylindrical shape configured to receive and retain the chuck of the dental ceramic block; one or more inwardly extending protrusions on a side wall of the receiving hole and which are dimensioned to form a retaining fit with the chuck when inserted into the receiving hole; one or more inwardly extending ribs on a sidewall of the dental ceramic block receiving hole which are dimensioned to form a retaining fit with the chuck of the dental ceramic block, when the chuck of the dental ceramic block is inserted into the dental ceramic block receiving hole; and a beveled rim.