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.
Masking a Dark Tooth or a Metal Post: Zirconia or E.max?
A dark stump or a metal post needs an opaque core under porcelain, not just a translucent crown. One typical...
Can You Add Porcelain to Zirconia? Layered, Cutback and Try-In Fixes
Usually yes, before the crown is cemented. When porcelain can go on zirconia (layered, cutback or a correction firing after...
Is E.max Glass? Why Lithium Disilicate Is a Glass-Ceramic
E.max is not plain glass: it is a lithium disilicate glass-ceramic, glass grown into interlocking crystals. What is inside each...
Is Zirconia a Metal? The Ceramic That Looks Like Metal on X-Rays
Zirconia is not a metal: it is zirconium dioxide, an oxide ceramic. What separates it from the metal zirconium, why...
Which Cement for E.max? Adhesive, Self-Adhesive or Conventional
How to choose the cement for an e.max restoration: which cases must be bonded, when a prep is retentive enough...
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...
Porcelain Veneers in 2026: E.max vs. Zirconia vs. Feldspathic
E.max, zirconia or feldspathic veneers? Survival and complications, enamel bonding, current minimum thicknesses, masking dark teeth, bonding protocols, and what...
