Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
Flexible vs. Cast Metal vs. Acrylic Partial Dentures: How to Choose
Indications and limits of flexible, cast metal and acrylic partial dentures, what trials and reviews show on retention, periodontal health...
Custom Bleaching Trays: Reservoirs, Gel Strength and Results That Last
What the evidence says about at-home tray bleaching: carbamide peroxide strength and sensitivity, whether reservoirs help, tray borders, how long...
Immediate Dentures: Records, Surgery Day and the First Year of Relines
Conventional vs interim immediate dentures, the records the lab needs before extraction, cast surgery, digital workflows, ridge resorption in the...
Night Guards: Hard, Soft or Dual-Laminate, and Upper or Lower?
What occlusal splints can and cannot do for sleep bruxism and TMD, hard vs soft vs dual-laminate materials, full vs...
AI for Dental X-Rays in 2026: What FDA-Cleared Tools Detect and How Accurate They Are
Which AI radiograph tools the FDA has cleared and for what, what the clearance reader studies and independent research show,...
Independent Practice vs. DSO in 2026: What the Data Say
ADA Health Policy Institute data on DSO affiliation, practice ownership, income, hours and clinical autonomy, and what each practice model...
How to Disinfect and Ship Dental Impressions to a Lab
What CDC and OSHA expect, which disinfectant and method each impression material allows, how long alginate, PVS and polyether stay...
Year-End Dental Benefits: How to Phase Treatment Around the Annual Maximum
How annual maximums, deductibles, frequency limits and benefit years work, which date payers count for crowns, bridges and dentures, how...
