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Products & Production Schedule

Restoration Type
Typical Time in Lab
All-Ceramic  Crowns, CAD/CAM
 
SLZ – Spectrum Lifetime Zirconia (monolithic)
7-10 days
YZ – Porcelain Fused to Zirconia (fully layered)
10 days
STZ – Spectrum Translucent Zirconia
8-10 days
Zirconia restoration over abutment
Approx. 3 weeks
   
 
All-Ceramic Crowns, Pressed
 
IPS e.max – inlay, onlay, veneer, crown
8-10 days
e.max restoration over abutment
Approx. 3 weeks
 
 
PFM
 
Crown, Bridge up to 5 units
8-10 days
Bridge 6 units or more
11-12 days
PFM over abutment
Approx. 3 weeks
 
 
Full Cast Gold
 
Crown, inlay, onlay
7 working days
Cast post and core
7 working days
Cast doctor’s pattern
4 working days
 
 
Lab-developed Composite Restoration
  
Inlay, onlay
5 working days
 
 
CAD/CAM-Designed Abutments 
 
Biomet 3i             Nobel Biocare
Atlantis                Straumann
Titanium
Zirconia
6-9 working days
 
 
Custom Cast Abutments
 
UCLA
Gold
Ceramo-metal alloy 
cast then opaqued
6 working days
 
 
Custom-shaped Stock Abutments
 
Titanium
Zirconia
4 working days
 
 
Screw-retained Implant Crowns
 
PFM
Zirconia
Approx. 2-1/2 weeks
   
 
Cementable Implant Crowns
 
PFM
Zirconia
Approx. 3 weeks
 
 
Fixed Partial Denture Hybrid, aka Screw-retained Full Arch Zirconia Bridge
Time Per Stage
Denture setup for try-in
PMMA temporary
Zirconia hybrid restoration
10 working days
 
 
Provisional Crowns
 
PMMA over natural teeth
5 working days
PMMA cemented over abutment
Approx. 3 weeks
PMMA screw-retained implant
7 working days
 
 
Diagnostic Waxup
 
Full Contour, Veneer
7 working days
1524 Brookhollow Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92705
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(800) 778-4196
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Testimonials
    • Membership Organizations
  • Gallery
    • All-Ceramic
    • Full Mouth Restorations
    • Veneers
    • Porcelain Fused Metal
    • Implants
  • Products
    • All-Ceramic
    • Implants
    • Crown & Bridge
  • Practice Management
  • Forms & Resources
    • Procedure Preparation >
      • All-Ceramic
      • Implants
      • Indirect Composite
      • Traditional
    • Dentist Gateway
    • Lab Forms
    • Supply Request
    • Doctor Preference/Office Information
    • Custom Shading Card
    • Schedule a Pickup >
      • How to Pack a Case
    • Product Schedule
    • Billing Policy
  • Ask the Lab