Patent ID: 8308480

Claim:
A method of producing a dental product, the method comprising: a) providing an impression tray, an impression material-and a thermoplastic material for producing a dental product, wherein the impression tray is filled with the impression material and the thermoplastic material is provided on or in the impression tray and/or the impression material; b) heating the thermoplastic material provided on or in the impression tray and/or the impression material to a temperature lying below 200° C. and above the softening temperature of the thermoplastic material; c) applying the thermoplastic material with the impression tray filled with the impression material into the mouth of a patient; d) applying the thermoplastic material to at least one tooth and/or the gums, for a period of time until the thermoplastic material has cooled to a temperature below its softening temperature, thereby molding a dental product; and e) removing of the impression tray, the impression material and the dental product formed by the thermoplastic material from the mouth of the patient, wherein in step b) the thermoplastic material is selectively heated through the supply of targeted energy more strongly than the impression tray and/or the impression material.