Patent ID: 7985119

Claim:
A method for producing a dental-shaped body in a machine which utilizes at least one of a first tool and a second tool from a plurality of tools having differing outer contours, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a blank from which the dental-shaped body can be machined, said blank including a first gage and a second gage, the gages being in the form of a first recess and a second recess, respectively, the first recess having at least one predetermined dimension, the first recess pre-constructed to receive the first tool which is pre-constructed to fit into the first recess, such that the first tool is identified as the first tool, the second recess having at least one predetermined dimension, the second recess pre-constructed to receive the second tool which is pre-constructed to fit into the second recess, such that the second tool is identified as the second tool, and (b) machining said body with at least one of said identified first tool and said identified second tool to provide said machined body.