Monolithic support structures for use in implant-supported dental devices and methods of making the same

A dental device comprising

• a monolithic support structure comprising
• a support body comprising an elongated portion comprising an attachment side and a crown side that is opposite the attachment side;
• one or more apertures and a guide cylinder encircling the one or more apertures and projecting from the attachment side;
• a plurality of teeth projections extending from the support body, each of said teeth projections having a crown region and a cervical region that is between the crown region and the support body;
• wherein at least one of the apertures extends through one of the plurality of teeth projections;
• wherein the crown region of each of the teeth projections includes at least one anatomical feature selected from the group consisting of a cusp, a ridge, and a groove;
• and
• at least one support region for integrating at least one artificial tooth between two of the plurality of teeth projections;
• and
• one or more metal inserts located within a guide cylinder of the monolithic support structure and having a flange having a diameter larger than a diameter of the guide cylinder.