We Can No Longer Make Prosthetics Without an In-House Dental Lab

"What’s different about an in-house dental lab?"

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"Are prosthetics really that important?"

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Have you ever wondered about this?

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If you have received treatments that require prosthetics, such as implants, inlays, or crowns,

as you know, after the prosthetic is made

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and the moment it is finally placed in your mouth,

you also know how much anticipation there is.

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What if you receive the prosthetic after waiting, but

its color or shape stands out?

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Or what if adjustments or remakes

take too long?

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That can leave you feeling disappointed. That is why an in-house dental lab is needed.

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Today, at E-Comfort Dental Clinic,

we will explain in an easy-to-understand way

why we operate an in-house dental lab,

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from the patient’s point of view :)

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Reasons we cannot give up an in-house dental lab

When making prosthetics at a dental clinic,

the manufacturing method is broadly divided into two types.

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1. Requesting an external dental lab

2. Making them in an in-house dental lab

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There are major differences between these two.

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First, where the dental lab is located

Second, whether production can begin immediately

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A somewhat one-sided request to an external dental lab

If you request an external dental lab,

it literally means sending the patient’s data

to a lab outside the clinic

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and asking them to make a prosthetic

suitable for patient A.

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Because it is an external lab,

the clinics requesting the work are likely not just one or two.

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If another case was requested first,

or depending on the lab’s situation,

prosthetic production may be delayed.

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Then it will take a long time

before the final prosthetic can be delivered

to the patient.

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During that time, a temporary tooth must be used,

and as those who have used one know,

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a temporary tooth is, as the name suggests, a temporarily made prosthetic,

so its chewing function and esthetics are limited.

(It even comes off easily....)

What is different about an in-house dental lab, then? Why does E-Comfort Dental Clinic operate an in-house dental lab?

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To make a prosthetic,

the patient’s oral data is needed.

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At this stage, the inside of the mouth is scanned

with an oral scanner to obtain the data.

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This data is then sent directly

to the in-house dental lab.

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When the in-house dental lab receives the data,

it immediately begins production.

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Prosthetics made through two-way communication

Then is the advantage of an in-house dental lab

only that production is faster?

you might think.

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For a prosthetic to be highly complete,

1. continuous feedback during production

2. collaboration between the dental technician and the dentist

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are needed.

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One of the advantages of an in-house dental lab

is that both of these are possible.

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Real-time communication for highly complete prosthetics

As shown in the photos above, an experienced lab director

and the director of the clinic communicate directly

to make the prosthetic.

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How important is this process?

When a lab director with extensive production experience

and a director with extensive clinical experience

communicate with each other to make a prosthetic,

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the quality is different from the start.

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Not only aesthetics,

but a prosthetic that fits the patient’s oral condition exactly

is made,

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so it can be used with satisfaction for a longer time.

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Photo of in-house dental lab production

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And the best part from the patient’s perspective!

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The number of clinic visits can be reduced.

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A typical prosthetic treatment involves

coming in for impressions,

then checking the fit in between,

and afterward going through a process to check the bite and whether there is any discomfort.

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If there is an in-house dental lab,

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temporary prosthetics can also be made quickly

with good quality,

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and if adjustments are needed before the final prosthetic is placed,

they can sometimes be completed on the same day.

(This may vary depending on the situation.)

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So, the advantage is that the number of visits needed

for adjustments can be reduced.

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To feel satisfied after dental treatment,

prosthetics are important.

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In particular, it matters whether the prosthetic fits my mouth exactly

and whether it looks naturally esthetic.

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These two things are important.

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Because prosthetic production is something patients

have difficulty checking directly,

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I think what matters most is

how carefully it is carried out.

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Operating an in-house dental lab is not an easy task,

but

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please think of it as one of the efforts by E-Comfort Dental Clinic

to provide patients with highly complete prosthetics.^^

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Thank you!

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