Abstract: An artificial tooth of plastic or ceramic material. The artificial tooth has a tooth body comprising an internal solid core (1) and at least one external layer (2) formed by injection molding and enveloping the solid core (1) at least in part.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an artificial posterior tooth, namely a large and small posterior tooth for the upper and lower human jaw, the occlusal surface of which has at least one buccal cusp 6 and at least one palatal cusp 5, between which a longitudinal fissure 7 runs in the longitudinal direction of the tooth, the buccal cusp 6 of the posterior teeth of the lower jaw engaging in the fissure in the posterior teeth of the upper jaw and the palatal cusp 5 of the posterior teeth of the upper jaw engaging in the longitudinal fissure in the posterior teeth of the lower jaw. The longitudinal fissures 7 and the palatal/lingual cusps 5 and buccal cusps 6, respectively, of the posterior teeth 34 to 37 and 24 to 27 are adapted to one another such that, in the region of the longitudinal fissures 7, at least one rest zone 11 is formed in which there is a punctiform contact in the closed position of the posterior teeth 34 to 37 and 24 to 27, respectively.