Dental restoration molding techniques

A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth. 种用于在患者的口中形成牙修复体的定制工具包括模具主体，所述模具主体提供与所述患者的至少个牙齿的定制配合件。所述模具主体包括形成与所述牙齿的面部表面相对应的面部表面的面部部分和形成与所述牙齿的舌面表面对应的舌面表面的单独的舌面部分。所述模具主体被构造成与所述患者的所述牙齿结合以形成包括所述牙齿的缺失牙齿结构的模具腔。