Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
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...
Clear Aligners in General Practice: Case Selection, Evidence and Working With a Lab
Which aligner cases suit a general dentist: accuracy by tooth movement, cases to refer, aligners vs braces, attachments, IPR, refinements,...
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...
Inlays and Onlays vs. Full Crowns: How to Choose in 2026
How much tooth each preparation removes, how long inlays, onlays and crowns last, when a cusp needs coverage, cracked and...
3-Unit Bridge vs. Implant Crown in 2026: What the Evidence Says
Survival, complications, tooth reduction, time to final, contraindications and cost for replacing a single missing tooth with a tooth-supported bridge...
