A process for providing a gingival tissue former may include, but is not limited to: capturing a cross-sectional image of a representation of a tooth in a digital scan, perpendicular to a reference axis, at a specified reference level； modifying an orientation of the cross-sectional image to correspond to a standard orientation； applying one or more image processing techniques to the cross-sectional image to generate a tooth shape image； and mapping the tooth shape image to one or more design specifications for a gingival tissue former.
