DR OKEEFE  NEW WEB

 SEDATION

RELAXATION

From mildly relaxed to

"I thought I was asleep"

You can be as relaxed as you wish.

I am looking for a great lab for C&B and Removable, so if anyone can help, I would appreciate your feedback. I sent the following case to a lab that was recommended. I and my assistant talked with the lab owner and shared what we expected and what they could deliver. This is what I received.

        1                    2                    3                    4                5                    6

1. Pits in the Porcelain

2. Dark inclusion in center with others that are not visible in this photo

3. Lingual extension ( like a bevel )in metal past margin prepared with a Rounded end 1mm diamond. I did not prep a bevel.

4. Impression

5.. Die B-4 trimming

6. Die after trimming,( margin is marked as if bevel ), and making crown

The lab charges for this crown were $330. Shipping was about $50. The lab owner told me that  compared to someone like Glidewell, his technicians produced only 7-8 crowns/day compared to about 30 for the techs at Glidewell. His techs spent time in layering which was much better and other comments of quality.

I know the photographs don't show everything like I see it in the microscope and I am going to get a better camera and learn to get better pictures. But, where I am right now, maybe we can discuss quality lab work. I pay normally $90-115 for crowns that look equal or better to this $380 crown.

The color was Ok, but no different than the less expensive labs I am using. Contacts and occlusion were ok. But I get this with the present lab. I was looking for much more.

Where is a lab that can do better work?