Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
Crown Remakes: What Really Causes Them and How to Prevent Them
What the data say about crown and bridge remakes: how common they are, the fit problems at the top of...
How to Send a Scan to a Dental Lab: iTero, TRIOS, Medit, CEREC, DEXIS and More
Current, step-by-step instructions for connecting a dental lab and sending cases from iTero, 3Shape TRIOS, Medit, CEREC and Primescan, DEXIS,...
Dental Prices Then and Now: Why Dentistry Costs 15 Times More Than in 1970
What dental care cost, who paid for it and how insurance kept up (or did not) from the 1950s to...
US Dental Labs by the Numbers, 2014 to 2025: 27% Fewer Labs
Our analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data: how many dental labs the US and New York have, how fast...
Where Was Your Crown Made? Point-of-Origin Laws, 2026 Tariffs and Offshore Dental Labs
How much US dental work is made abroad, which states require disclosure, what Oregon's 2026 law and New York's pending...
Zirconia vs. E.max: When to Use Each, With Prep and Cementation Tips
Strength, esthetics, minimum thickness, cementation and five-year survival of zirconia and IPS e.max, turned into a case-by-case guide for dentists.
Is an Intraoral Scanner Worth It for Your Practice?
What 28 systematic reviews say about fit, how much faster scanning is, current scanner list prices, and when a lab...
How to Choose a Dental Lab: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Send a Case
Remake data, state disclosure rules and a printable checklist: seven questions US dentists should ask a dental lab, with what...
