The Heavy Financial Burden of Crown Remakes
Crown and bridge remakes cost commercial dental labs and clinics millions of rupees annually in wasted zirconia discs, technician labor, courier fees, and lost clinical chair time. Reducing remake percentages from 8% to under 1.5% drastically improves laboratory profitability.
4 Major Causes of Remakes & How Digital Workflows Solve Them
- Unclear Margins or Inadequate Prep Clearance: Digital STL validation flags insufficient occlusal reduction before milling begins.
- Shade Mismatch: Attaching standardized cross-polarized clinical photos to digital work orders ensures accurate Vita shade matching.
- Incorrect Bite / High Occlusion: Virtual articulator alignment prevents high spots in CAD designs.
- FDI Tooth Number Confusion: Two-digit FDI charting eliminates handwritten number ambiguity.
Clinical Demonstration & Workflow Insight
Standardized cross-polarized photo attachment preventing shade miscommunication.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is an acceptable remake rate for a commercial dental lab?
Top-tier CAD/CAM dental laboratories maintain a remake rate below 1.5% using digital verification tools.
Q: How does iDentist.Live help resolve margin disputes?
iDentist.Live allows technicians and dentists to annotate digital scans and discuss prep margins prior to milling.