Abstract: In the method of making dental crowns and bridges, wherein from a bite simulating articulated master model of the patient's jaws, there has been sliced and separated a master die of the particular tooth and adjacent jaw requiring a crown or bridge, the steps of marking a contrasting finish line on and around the master die, and applying a layer of plastic sheet spacing material around said die down to the finish line. Further steps include applying a supportive plastic coping over the spacing material overlapping the finish line, and thereafter trimming said coping at the finish line and simultaneously forming a V-shaped channel around the die in registry with the finish line. Further steps include removing the spacing material and reapplying the master die and coping to the master model. Applying molten wax into the cavity of a preselected metal stamp having an occlusal or lingual anatomy approximating the optimum shape of the particular tooth creating a preformed occlusal pattern the depth of the stamp.