Apparatus and method for dental clamping

A method for dental clamping of a subject, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a dental clamping apparatus to a user;
• (b) clamping the dental clamping apparatus to one or more teeth of the subject;
• (c) coupling the dental clamping apparatus to an automated dental drill (ADD) system at one or more coupling points;
• (d) performing tooth cutting with the ADD on the subject;
• (e) retaining or funneling a particulate runoff to a suction port within the dental clamping apparatus;
• (f) decoupling the dental clamping apparatus from the ADD system;
• and
• (g) unclamping the dental clamping apparatus from the subject.

An automated tooth cutting system for intraoral dental prosthetic preparation of a subject, the system comprising:

• (a) an automated dental drill (ADD) system configured to automatically cut a tooth of the subject;
• and
• (b) an apparatus for dental clamping to the subject, the apparatus comprising:
• (i) one or more frames comprising one or more coupling points, wherein the one or more coupling points reversibly couple the apparatus to the ADD system during tooth cutting;
• and
• (ii) one or more jaws, each of the one or more jaws comprising a first surface and second surface;
• wherein the first surface is configured to engage one or more teeth of the subject, wherein the second surface is configured for attachment to the one or more frames, wherein the first surface is adapted to fit to the one or more teeth of the subject, wherein the one or more jaws provide positional reference to the tooth for the ADD system, and wherein the ADD system is configured to cut the one or more teeth automatically when the apparatus is coupled to the ADD and clamped on the one or more teeth.