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Method of making a tooth mold

  • US 5,452,219 A
  • Filed: 03/29/1994
  • Issued: 09/19/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of repeatedly molding high definition artificial dental teeth each having a molded coating, comprising:

  • scanning a model of a dental tooth, andmilling to make at least three mold parts each said part being milled with a first mill by executing a first pass along a first tool path to remove material to form multiple cavities in a first metal block to make a multiple cavity mold part adapted to form multiple dental prosthetic teeth, said milling being directed by a milling program which uses edited data, said edited data being obtained by editing reflection data using a design program, said reflection data being representative of the surface of said tooth model, said edited data being representative of the surface of said dental artificial teeth, said edited data being adapted by said milling program to direct said milling along said tool path andrepeatedly molding in said mold high definition artificial dental teeth each having a molded coating.

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