Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
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...
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...
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...
How to Fill Out a Dental Lab Rx: What the Lab Needs and What the Law Requires
A field-by-field guide to the dental lab prescription: what state laws require, what the lab needs for crowns, bridges, implants...
Digital vs. Conventional Impressions in 2026: Accuracy, Fit and When Each Wins
Scan or impression? Accuracy by case type, crown fit, subgingival margins, full-arch implants and dentures, patient comfort, and how to...
Restorations for Bruxers: Materials, Design and Protection That Last
How bruxism breaks crowns, bridges and implant work, which materials hold up, what manufacturers restrict, minimum thickness, occlusal design, night...
Cantilever Bridges: When a Two-Unit Cantilever Works, and When It Fails
Cantilever bridge survival and complications, anterior vs posterior cases, abutment selection, pontic, occlusion and connector design, what zirconia and e.max...
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...
