The invention relates to a dental press furnace comprising a pressing stamp (36) which acts on a blank (32) made of a ceramic composition in particular, optionally via an interposed press piston (28). The blank (32) is guided in a pressing channel (30) which is formed in a muffle (24), and a pressure, displacement, and/or speed sensor detects at least one movement parameter of the pressing stamp (36). The dental press furnace also comprises a controller for controlling the pressing process on the basis of the output signal of the sensor. The trigger criterion for beginning the pressing process is a change in at least one movement parameter of the pressing stamp when the blank is heated and/or softened, said change being detected by the sensor.
