fabrication and design workflows
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Basic -- A thin colored paper placed between the teeth to show where they are touching too hard — used to adjust the bite of a new restoration.Intermediate -- The step where wax is melted out of the mold in a furnace, creating a space to fill with metal or ceramic.Advanced -- Adding fine color details and surface texture to a dental restoration to make it look like a real tooth.Intermediate -- A thin coating put on the tooth model that creates just enough space inside a crown for the cement that holds it in place.Intermediate -- A lab step where extra plaster is carefully removed from a tooth model so the edges of the preparation are clearly visible.Advanced -- A device used to measure and transfer how your upper teeth relate to your jaw joint, so the dental lab can replicate your bite accurately.Advanced -- The most precise type of bite simulator used in the lab, programmed with data specific to how a patient's jaw actually moves.Intermediate -- The final firing step for a ceramic restoration that creates a smooth, shiny surface similar to natural enamel.Intermediate -- A method of making ceramic restorations by pressing heated ceramic material into a mold under controlled pressure.Advanced -- The imaginary line around which your lower jaw rotates like a hinge, used as a reference point for bite analysis and lab work.Intermediate -- Surrounding a wax tooth pattern in a special heat-proof material before melting it out to cast or press the restoration.Advanced -- A lab device that mimics how your jaw moves, allowing technicians to build restorations with the correct bite.Intermediate -- Carefully recording the color and appearance of a patient's teeth so the lab can make a restoration that matches naturally.