The Lab

Insight from the bench

Materials, implant workflow and how to get the most predictable result from every case, written by the clinicians and technicians who build them.

A single crown can be judged on fit. A ten-unit makeover is judged as one object, and that changes which lab you should be using.

Dean Hanson

5 September 2026 · 5 min read

Offshore usually wins on the unit price. Whether it wins on the total cost of the case is a very different question.

Dean Hanson · 17 July 2026 · 2 min read

Most guides tell you what to ask a lab. This one tells you how to check the answers, and what a good one looks like.

Dr Thomas Munro · 16 July 2026 · 5 min read

Strength or aesthetics? When monolithic zirconia is the safer prescription, when layering earns its place, and exactly what to write on the docket.

Dr Thomas Munro · 14 July 2026 · 2 min read

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