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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
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<blockquote data-quote="Gru" data-source="post: 240391" data-attributes="member: 7032"><p>With all due respect, No. The beginning of the end will be I/O scans sent direct to the manufacturers of the I/O equipment and no human touches the crown until the patient's mouth does at seating. They will look like crap for a while, then over a few years evolve to look as good as GW or other megalabs produce, but for half the cost. I'm not suggesting they will look good, just good enough for the "it's just a posterior- no one can see it anyway" crowd.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've always wondered why dentists don't hire a lab with similar methods and the same diligence with which they hire office staff. Whether anyone likes it or not, they become part of your office and can make you look good or terrible by the way they work for you, even if no one sees them. IMHO the character of "lab guy/gal" is more important than the "best" price/options/esthetics because who they are dictates how they meet your needs. There are dentists that I've visited in hopes of getting work that after leaving their office I neither want their work nor would use them for my dental needs, nor recommend them to friends because of who they seem to be when we talk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gru, post: 240391, member: 7032"] With all due respect, No. The beginning of the end will be I/O scans sent direct to the manufacturers of the I/O equipment and no human touches the crown until the patient's mouth does at seating. They will look like crap for a while, then over a few years evolve to look as good as GW or other megalabs produce, but for half the cost. I'm not suggesting they will look good, just good enough for the "it's just a posterior- no one can see it anyway" crowd. I've always wondered why dentists don't hire a lab with similar methods and the same diligence with which they hire office staff. Whether anyone likes it or not, they become part of your office and can make you look good or terrible by the way they work for you, even if no one sees them. IMHO the character of "lab guy/gal" is more important than the "best" price/options/esthetics because who they are dictates how they meet your needs. There are dentists that I've visited in hopes of getting work that after leaving their office I neither want their work nor would use them for my dental needs, nor recommend them to friends because of who they seem to be when we talk. [/QUOTE]
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