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Technician workstations on the Elegant Dental Laboratory production floor https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/immediate-dentures 2026-10-03T05:35:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/prod_dent_page_8fe83388-140e-468a-8f2e-d1804c480f48.png?v=1790904745 Immediate Dentures: Records, Surgery Day and the First Year of Relines Complete upper and lower dentures https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/custom-bleaching-trays 2026-10-03T05:36:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/prod_emax_page.png?v=1790904964 Custom Bleaching Trays: Reservoirs, Gel Strength and Results That Last Two IPS e.max anterior crowns https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/flexible-vs-cast-partial-dentures 2026-10-03T05:35:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/prod_dent_page_p2.png?v=1790905040 Flexible vs. Cast Metal vs. Acrylic Partial Dentures: How to Choose Acrylic partial denture replacing posterior teeth https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/how-to-remove-a-zirconia-crown 2026-10-06T16:39:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/facility_3_c1099486-8e60-49ad-b594-840a16189cad.png?v=1790905138 How to Remove a Zirconia Crown: Burs, Sectioning Time and Protecting the Tooth Zirconia disc during milling, with crowns in progress https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/chairside-milling-vs-lab-crowns 2026-10-07T17:43:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/facility_4.png?v=1790905252 Chairside Milling vs. Lab-Made Crowns: Fit, Strength, Time and When Each Makes Sense Milling machine with touchscreen control panel https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/dental-insurance-alternate-benefits-downgrades 2026-10-06T16:39:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/products_why_lab_3.png?v=1790905547 Alternate Benefits and Downgrades: Why Insurance Pays for a Different Crown Than You Placed Lab team member on the phone in the dental laboratory https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/lab-work-orders-ny-nj-ct 2026-10-06T16:40:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/myaccount_3.png?v=1791005132 Lab Work Orders in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut: What Each State Requires Office staff reviewing invoices and case paperwork https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/dental-lab-turnaround-by-case-type 2026-10-07T17:43:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/conv_case_4.png?v=1791005144 How Long Does a Dental Lab Take? Turnaround by Case Type Dental office manager on the phone checking the time https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/free-intraoral-scanner-programs 2026-10-06T16:39:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/3_scanner-and-accessories_1040x760_ea05809c-8521-47f5-85ef-6f869e706233.jpg?v=1791005151 Free Intraoral Scanner Programs Compared: What to Check Before You Sign TRIOS 3 scanner, pod and accessories laid out next to the box https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/ai-smile-simulation-case-acceptance 2026-10-06T16:38:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/scanner_partner_1.png?v=1791081228 AI Smile Simulation for Case Acceptance: What It Shows, What It Can't, and How to Use It Dental assistant showing a patient a digital scan https://elegantlab.com/blogs/news/crown-margin-design-chamfer-shoulder-feather-edge 2026-10-07T18:23:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0789/6603/0551/articles/facility_3_70f30ac2-dc5d-42f4-a829-818342fe2a8d.png?v=1791411805 Chamfer, Shoulder or Feather Edge: Crown Margins by Material Zirconia disc during milling in our Brooklyn lab, with crowns in progress