Castle Dental Laboratory is one of only a handful of dental laboratories throughout the country that utilizes silver plated dies. These dies are unique in that they are very accurate and even more durable that epoxy dies according to tests completed by the University of Michigan Dental School. Silver plated dies are not used on all cases, but they are especially useful for inlays, onlays and butt porcelin shoulders. In certain situations, they can also be utilzed for small anteriors, large bridge work and delicate implants.
Computer Generated Procera Copings
Procera AllCeram crowns have proven to be a great innovation to prosthetic dentistry. Procera technology involves computer generated copings which provide consistent precision fit well within the acceptable level according to the ADA standards.
Custom Shading
Castle Dental Laboratory completes custom in-house shading utilzing natural sunlight to ensure an exact color match.
Custom Shade Photography
An effective technique for shade matching is to use photography. Using a high-quality digital camera that captures color-correct images, a shade tab with the shade that is closest to the shade of the tooth is placed next to the tooth in question and is photographed with the tooth. If needed, several photographs can be taken with different shade tabs. The technician can then compare the shade of the tooth, with its characterizations, to the shade of the tab. If needed, the tab in the photograph can be custom stained. This is a very effective method of pinning down an exact shade match for the crown.
