Monolithic vs Layered Zirconia (PFZ): What’s the Difference?

Monolithic zirconia is milled from a single blank and finished with surface stain and glaze. A layered restoration starts from a zirconia core that gets reduced back, then rebuilt in porcelain across multiple firings. Same material underneath. Two different constructions. That one choice changes the clearance you need to prep, what the case costs, and […]

What Types of Dentures Does a Dental Lab Make?

A dental lab makes three types of dentures: complete dentures for fully edentulous arches, partial dentures for patients with remaining natural teeth, and implant-supported dentures that attach to fixtures rather than resting on tissue. Each one is a different fabrication process with a different appointment sequence and a different set of records the lab needs […]

What Types of Implant Restorations Can a Dental Lab Make?

A dental lab can fabricate the full range of implant restorations: single crowns on stock or custom abutments, screw-retained and cement-retained units, multi-unit bridges, fixed full-arch prostheses, and removable overdentures on bars or attachments. It also makes the supporting parts that never appear on a treatment plan, including custom healing abutments, verification jigs, and provisionals.  […]

What Does a Full-Service Dental Lab Actually Do?

A full-service dental lab designs and manufactures every category of restoration in one facility: fixed, removable, and implant-borne. That means crown and bridge, ceramics, dentures and partials, implant components, and digital design all sit under one roof, with one point of accountability when something needs to be remade. The problem is that “full service” is […]