One-Piece Dental Restoration Molds

Abstract

The present invention relates to a custom tool (10) for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient, the custom tool comprising a mold body (12) providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth (102) of the patient, the mold body (12) including an occlusal portion forming an occlusal surface (32) corresponding with an occlusal surface of the tooth (102) or an incisal portion corresponding with an incisal surface of the tooth, a mesial proximal portion forming a mesial proximal surface (31) corresponding with a mesial proximal surface of the tooth (102), and a distal proximal portion forming a distal proximal surface (35) corresponding with a distal proximal surface of the tooth (102), wherein the mold body (12) is configured to combine with the tooth (102) of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth (102), and wherein the occlusal or incisal portion, the mesial proximal portion, and the distal proximal portion are based on three-dimensional scan data of the mouth of the patient, wherein the mold body (12) contains features configured to extend subgingivally or into a hidden interproximal space.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.