Dental Lab Articles for Dentists
Practical guides from our Brooklyn lab on crowns and materials, implants, scanners, dentures and appliances, plus our own research on US dental labs.
3D-Printed vs. Milled Dentures: Fit, Strength, Time and Which to Choose
What trials and meta-analyses show about 3D-printed, milled and conventional complete dentures: base strength, fit, retention, staining, reline bond, adjustments,...
AI Smile Simulation for Case Acceptance: What It Shows, What It Can't, and How to Use It
An evidence-based guide to AI smile previews in consultations: what studies show about acceptance and accuracy, what a 2D image...
Free Intraoral Scanner Programs Compared: What to Check Before You Sign
A neutral 10-point checklist for dentists weighing free intraoral scanner offers from labs or vendors, with 3Shape's published TRIOS service...
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,...
Digital Bite Registration: Buccal Scans, Interocclusal Records and When to Send More
How scanners align the arches from buccal bite scans, how accurate digital and silicone bite records are, why scanned bites...
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,...
Intraoral Scanning Tips That Prevent Remakes
The scanning errors behind most digital remakes and how to avoid each: margins and moisture, scan path, half vs full...
Robots in Dentistry in 2026: What Is Cleared, What Is Proven, What Is Hype
What the FDA has cleared, what randomized trials show for robot-assisted implant placement against guides and navigation, which autonomous robots...
