CAD/CAM SYSTEM FOR THE FABRICATION OF DENTAL ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MILLING USING A CAD/CAM SYSTEM

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APP PUB NO EP-3235468-A1
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17174530

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A CAD/CAM system for the fabrication of dental articles comprising:one or more milling machines;one or more blank holders in the one or more milling machines;a cluster milling blank comprising a framework constructed to cooperate with the one or more blank holders;a plurality of sub-blanks attached to the framework; andnesting software having at least a second order level of functionality, wherein the second order level of functionality comprises a statistical function, wherein the statistical function provides actual statistics on size and shape distribution for milling envelopes, and wherein the nesting software optimizes the number, type, size, shade, and arrangement of sub-blanks that can fit into the framework to accomplish mill jobs waiting to be completed in a job queue.

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IVOCLAR VIVADENT AGLIBENDERERSTRASSE 2 SCHAAN FL-9494

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BRODKIN DMITRI LIVINGSTON NJ
GANLEY ROBERT WILLIAMSVILLE NY

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