| abstract |
A method of making a dental restoration has the steps of providing a three-dimensional model of a dental restoration, providing a three-dimensional virtual model ( 21 ) of an anterior incisal portion of a patient's tooth, superimposing the dental restoration model and the incisal portion model ( 21 ), and automatically recessing the dental restoration model, and thereby creating a reduced dental restoration model. The method helps combining the advantages of monolithic dental restorations and manual finishing. |