Integrated braces with veneers, crowns, or bridges

A 3D-printed dental restoration comprising a crown and a brace, wherein the crown and the brace of the dental restoration are formed as a contiguous single piece of material without a separate bonding material between the crown and the brace;

• wherein a front side of the crown comprises a raised or indented cross-hair pattern, such that a vertical line of the cross-hair pattern is aligned with a zenith point of the crown, wherein the zenith point denotes the highest vertical area at the top of the crown when installed and framed by gum tissue;
• wherein a bottom edge of the front side of the crown comprises a first plurality of raised or indented alignment markers approximately one millimeter apart,
• wherein a side edge of the front side of the crown comprises a second plurality of raised or indented alignment markers approximately one millimeter apart;
• wherein the first plurality of alignment markers and the second plurality of alignment markers are disposed at an approximately 90 degree angle to one another;
• and
• wherein the front side of the crown resembles a front side of a tooth, other than:
• the cross hair pattern, the first plurality of raised or indented alignment markers, and the second plurality of raised or indented alignment markers.

A 3D-printed dental restoration comprising a bridge and a brace, wherein the bridge and the brace of the dental restoration are formed as a contiguous single piece of material without a separate bonding material between the bridge and the brace;

• wherein a front side of the bride comprises a raised or indented cross-hair pattern, such that a vertical line of the cross-hair pattern is aligned with a zenith point of the bridge, wherein the zenith point denotes the highest vertical area at the top of the bridge when installed and framed by gum tissue;
• wherein a bottom edge of the front side of the bridge comprises a first plurality of raised or indented alignment markers approximately one millimeter apart,
• wherein a side edge of the front side of the bridge comprises a second plurality of raised or indented alignment markers approximately one millimeter apart;
• wherein the first plurality of alignment markers and the second plurality of alignment markers are disposed at an approximately 90 degree angle to one another;
• and
• wherein the front side of the bridge resembles a front side of a tooth, other than:
• the cross hair pattern, the first plurality of raised or indented alignment markers, and the second plurality of raised or indented alignment markers.