A method for manufacturing a
dental prosthesis (2), which is provided with a number of matrix elements (18) corresponding to one of the matrix elements (14) in each case for removable fixation on a number of teeth (6) crowned with a respective male element (14) in the mouth of a patient, should be designed for a particularly high accuracy of fit of the
dental prosthesis (2) using methods which are kept as simple as possible. According to the invention, multi-part matrix elements (18) are used for this purpose, each comprising an inner cap (32) which can be slipped onto the associated male element (14) and an outer cap (34) which is attached to the
dental prosthesis (2), wherein in the space between the inner and outer caps (32, 34), an intermediate body (36) made of
thermoplastic material connecting them to one another being arranged in the space between the inner and outer caps (32, 34), the intermediate body (36) being heated to a temperature above its
softening temperature and thus being made deformable in order to align the inner cap (32) precisely relative to the outer cap (34) of the respective
matrix element (18), and then, using the deformability of the intermediate body (36), the inner cap (32) is aligned relative to the outer cap (34) with regard to an optimized accuracy of fit, taking into account intraoral data reflecting the actual
dentition situation in the
oral cavity of the patient, before the relative position of the inner cap (32) set in this way relative to the outer cap (34) is preserved as a result of the solidification of the intermediate body (36) occurring during the subsequent cooling of the intermediate body (36).