Abstract: The invention relates to a method in which at a first location (A), such as a dental technician's laboratory or a dentist's surgery, digital image data (18) in the form of single images and/or image sequences are generated and these are transmitted to a second location (B), such as a production centre for denture parts, wherein the digital image data (18) and/or image sequences relate to information on the manufacture of denture parts (15). Furthermore, the invention relates to a scanning device for obtaining data records of dental models with a scanning appliance, such as a scanning head and with a camera, wherein remote data transmission means (8) are provided for transmitting digital image data (18) from the camera in the form of single images and/or image sequences to another location (B), such as a production centre.

Abstract: A surface mapping and generating device which has devices for the process and/or cost optimization, in particular raw material recovery devices, an automatic control of the intensity of a used laser light, devices for carrying out a calibrating procedure by evaluating overlap errors at matching points, devices for archiving especially three-dimensional data of the jaw and/or for modeling the bite position of the upper and the lower jaws, devices for the optimized preparation of at least one dental stump for the production and placement of a dental prosthesis thereon and/or devices for taking into consideration the bite position of the upper and lower jaws.