Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
The American Dental Lab, Then and Now: From Back Rooms to Digital Workflows
Part 5 of our Then and Now series: how the US dental lab business changed, from 1,800 commercial labs in...
Maryland Bridges in 2026: Zirconia Cantilevers, Metal Wings and What the Evidence Says
Resin-bonded Maryland bridges explained: history, single vs two wings, metal, zirconia and e.max, survival and debonding data, prep design, bonding...
TRIOS vs. iTero in 2026: How the Two Leading Intraoral Scanners Compare
3Shape TRIOS and Align iTero compared: current models, wireless vs corded, independent accuracy studies, FDA-cleared caries aids, Invisalign, open export,...
Why Implant Screws Loosen, and How to Prevent It
How often implant screws loosen, what preload and settling mean, the causes from under-torquing to cantilevers and bruxism, what manufacturers...
AI Crown Design in Dental Labs: What It Does Well, Where It Fails, and What It Means for Your Cases
How AI crown design works, the main tools labs use, what 2024 to 2026 studies found on margins, contacts, occlusion...
The Dental Hygienist Shortage Is Not Temporary: What the Data Say in 2026
ADA HPI, BLS and CODA data on the hygienist shortage: how hard hiring is now, how it compares with 2019...
Shade Matching for the Lab: How to Take Shade Photos and Send a Stump Shade
Why visual shade matching fails, which guide and light to use, how to take shade photos the lab can read,...
Dentures in America, Then and Now: From Hippopotamus Ivory to Digital Dentures
Part 4 of our Then and Now series: George Washington's dentures, porcelain teeth, vulcanite, acrylic, the McGill consensus on implant...
