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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
David Leeson, North Tustin, CA (US);
Marco A. Jokada, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Vaheh Golestanian Nemargrdi, Orange, CA (US);
Hossein Madanipour, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for shaping a custom dental restoration from a preform, wherein the preform comprises a preform body and a preform stem. A method is further disclosed for generating one or more nesting positions for the restoration design within the geometry of the preform body relative to the position of the preform stem. A method is further disclosed for generating machining instructions based on the selected nesting position to optimize machining for chair-side applications.