Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
Chairside Milling vs. Lab-Made Crowns: Fit, Strength, Time and When Each Makes Sense
What the evidence shows on fit, survival and esthetics of chairside CAD/CAM crowns compared with lab crowns, material limits chairside,...
How to Remove a Zirconia Crown: Burs, Sectioning Time and Protecting the Tooth
Why zirconia is hard to section, which burs cut it best and how quickly they wear, cooling and technique to...
Provisional Crowns and Bridges: Bis-Acryl vs. Milled PMMA vs. 3D-Printed Resin
How chairside bis-acryl, lab-milled PMMA and printed provisional resins compare on strength, fit, color and wear, how long each is...
Adjusting Zirconia Crowns Chairside: Polish, Reglaze or Send It Back?
What grinding does to zirconia, how polished, glazed and ground surfaces wear opposing teeth, current manufacturer instructions on adjustment and...
Crown Survival by Material: What 5- and 10-Year Data Show for Zirconia, E.max, PFM and Gold
Pooled 5- and 10-year survival and complication data for single crowns by material, on teeth and implants, what survival and...
Cracked Tooth Restoration: Onlay, Crown or Watch?
Crack types in AAE terms, what the National Dental PBRN registry found over three years, when cuspal coverage helps, onlay...
3D-Printed Permanent Crowns vs. Milled Zirconia and E.max in 2026
What printed permanent crown resins are, their FDA clearances and current instructions, lab and clinical data against zirconia and lithium...
Endocrowns in 2026: When to Choose One Over a Post, Core and Crown
What endocrowns are, how they compare with a post, core and crown, molars vs premolars, case selection, preparation, materials, adhesive...
