Implant Crown Materials: Zirconia, E.max, PFM or Gold — Full Comparison | BioDent

Implant Crown Materials: How to Choose Between Zirconia, E.max, PFM, and Gold Implant crown material selection is a different clinical decision than material selection for tooth-supported crowns. The implant does not have a periodontal ligament. It does not flex. It does not absorb and redistribute occlusal force the way a natural tooth does. These differences […]

Dental Crown Turnaround Time: What to Expect From Your Lab | BioDent

Dental Crown Turnaround Time: Realistic Expectations From a Working Lab Turnaround time is one of the first questions dentists ask when evaluating a laboratory — and one of the most frequently misunderstood. A lab that promises three-day turnaround on everything sounds appealing. In practice, that promise is either being delivered at the expense of quality, […]

Digital vs Traditional Impressions: What Your Dental Lab Actually Prefers | BioDent

Digital vs. Traditional Impressions: An Honest Answer From the Lab The question comes up constantly in continuing education, at study clubs, and in equipment purchase conversations: should you switch to digital impressions? Most of the answers dentists hear come from equipment manufacturers, consultants with referral arrangements, or colleagues who recently invested in a scanner and […]

PFM vs Zirconia vs E.max: Which Crown Material Should You Choose | BioDent

PFM vs. Zirconia vs. E.max: A Dental Lab’s Clinical Comparison Three materials dominate the crown market. Porcelain-fused-to-metal has been the workhorse of restorative dentistry for decades. Zirconia has largely displaced it as the default posterior option. E.max has established itself as the benchmark for anterior esthetics. Each still has a legitimate clinical role — and […]

Zirconia Crown Cost: Lab Pricing Explained for Dentists | BioDent

Zirconia Crown Cost: What Dentists Actually Pay and Why Zirconia is now the dominant crown material in most restorative practices. It has displaced PFM as the default posterior option, it is increasingly used anteriorly, and its material science continues to improve. But zirconia is not a single product — it is a category, and pricing […]