A dental furnace (10) for dental restorations comprising a firing chamber into which, in particular between a furnace bottom part (14) and a furnace upper part (12), the dental restoration, in particular within a muffle, can be introduced, and a sensor that is connected with a control device (52) for the dental furnace (10), wherein the sensor, in particular the temperature sensor (22), is arranged outside the firing chamber and comprises a detection range (40) that also extends outside the firing chamber.
