Dental prosthetics laboratories make teeth and the support structures for them. The structures are made using sophisticated milling devices, though porcelain remains a labour-intensive production.
Good dentistry requires working with a good prosthetics laboratory as it is there that the tooth for the patient is made. The choice of a good prosthetics laboratory is a key factor in ensuring the work undertaken is successful.
The restorative clinician responsible for making the prosthesis needs to ensure the materials used in the laboratory – and the professionalism of the team – are of the highest quality. In addition, there must be a good harmony between clinic and laboratory as there are often problems that arise in need of a solution through effective communication.
No matter how good the dental professionals, it makes no difference without the company of a serious, professional prosthetics laboratory.
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