Elegant Dental Laboratory Blog
Articles on digital dentistry, clinical tips, case planning, and dental lab workflow.
AI Smile Simulation for Case Acceptance: What It Shows, What It Can't, and How to Use It
An evidence-based guide to AI smile previews in consultations: what studies show about acceptance and accuracy, what a 2D image...
Free Intraoral Scanner Programs Compared: What to Check Before You Sign
A neutral 10-point checklist for dentists weighing free intraoral scanner offers from labs or vendors, with 3Shape's published TRIOS service...
How Long Does a Dental Lab Take? Turnaround by Case Type
How long lab cases take by type, from crowns and implant crowns to full arch, dentures, night guards and aligners,...
Lab Work Orders in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut: What Each State Requires
What New York, New Jersey and Connecticut each require on a dental lab prescription or work authorization, from the official...
Alternate Benefits and Downgrades: Why Insurance Pays for a Different Crown Than You Placed
What alternate benefit (LEAT) clauses are, how payers apply them to posterior ceramic crowns, composites, implants and partials, how they...
Chairside Milling vs. Lab-Made Crowns: Fit, Strength, Time and When Each Makes Sense
What the evidence shows on fit, survival and esthetics of chairside CAD/CAM crowns compared with lab crowns, material limits chairside,...
How to Remove a Zirconia Crown: Burs, Sectioning Time and Protecting the Tooth
Why zirconia is hard to section, which burs cut it best and how quickly they wear, cooling and technique to...
Flexible vs. Cast Metal vs. Acrylic Partial Dentures: How to Choose
Indications and limits of flexible, cast metal and acrylic partial dentures, what trials and reviews show on retention, periodontal health...
