Packaged hardenable dental article

A packaged hardenable dental article comprising:

• a mass of hardenable dental material shaped to define the hardenable dental article, wherein the hardenable dental article comprises a base and outer surfaces extending from the base;
• a package cover conforming to substantially all of the outer surfaces of the hardenable dental article, wherein the package cover comprises a sacrificial mold body comprising a sacrificial mold cavity in the shape of the hardenable dental article, an opening into the sacrificial mold cavity, and wherein the sacrificial mold body comprises at least one line of weakness formed therein;
• and
• a package base covering the opening into the sacrificial mold cavity and facing the base of the hardenable dental article;
• wherein the package cover and the package base are attached together about a periphery of the base of the hardenable dental article such that the hardenable dental article is contained within the package base and the package cover.