Systems and processes for fabricating dental restorations

A method of fabricating dental restorations, the method comprising:

• facilitating, by a server, communication between a dental office and a dental laboratory, the communication comprising:
• transmitting by the dental office to the dental laboratory a scan file comprising a scan of a patient;
• verifying, by the server, the scan file transmitted by the dental office;
• receiving by the dental laboratory the scan file;
• transmitting by the dental laboratory to the dental office design characteristics for a designed dental restoration associated with the scan file, wherein the design characteristics comprise data defining parameters for the designed dental restoration;
• verifying, by the server, the design characteristics transmitted by the dental laboratory;
• receiving by the dental office the design characteristics for fabricating the designed dental restoration in accordance with the design characteristics;
• and
• verifying, by the server, the fabricated designed dental restoration;
• wherein each of the verifying steps are related to verifying authenticity and authorized relationships.

A system for fabricating dental restorations, the system comprising:

• a server configured to facilitate communication between a dental office and a dental laboratory, the communication comprising:
• a scan file transmitted by the dental office to the dental laboratory, the scan file comprising a scan of a patient;
• design characteristics transmitted by the dental laboratory to the dental office, the design characteristics for a designed dental restoration associated with the scan file, wherein the design characteristics comprise data defining parameters for the designed dental restoration;
• wherein the server is further configured to facilitate authentication between the dental office and the dental laboratory, comprising:
• verifying the scan file transmitted by the dental office;
• verifying the design characteristics transmitted by the dental laboratory;
• and
• verifying a fabricated designed dental restoration in accordance with the design characteristics;
• wherein each of the verifying steps are related to verifying authenticity and authorized relationships.