Why having on-site labs makes EvoDental different

When a patient visits for their free, 90-minute consultation, part of the process involves taking a CBCT x-ray scan of their mouth. Combined with the conversation they have with the clinician, discussing their medical history, unique circumstances and their aspirations for how their new teeth should look.

Using this information, the dental technicians in the lab will begin the process of designing the patient’s new prosthesis. This takes everything into account, and the accuracy of the CBCT scan combined with the team’s experience mean that this process is done as carefully and accurately as possible. Whilst this is going on, the patient will be preparing for the day of their surgery and is able to communicate with EvoDental and ask any questions they might have.

Once the initial design has been refined and readied, all of the information and steps taken so far are reviewed by both the clinical and technical departments in a meeting called an MDT, or multi-disciplinary team meeting. During this time, the clinicians will sit with the technicians and make the final amends to the design of the prosthesis before the day of surgery. Every single prosthesis is completely bespoke and unique to the individual patient. Everyone’s case is different, and at the MDT the clinicians and technicians collaborate to produce a perfect prosthesis.

As well as this, the locations for where the patient’s dental implants will be placed is planned, and confirmed with the technical team – all of these measures ensure accuracy as well as the optimal outcome for the patient. The entire process thus far means that everything has been planned and prepared for, with every member of the team knowing exactly what will be done in advance of the surgery.

When the day of surgery comes, the patient’s damaged or failing teeth will be removed and their new implants are placed, all in the space of a few hours in the morning.

A part of the surgery involves taking scans of the implant’s final placement using a technique called “photogrammetry”. This uses a special, hyper-accurate scanner to create a digital impression of where the implants are located in the patient’s mouth.

The technical team then immediately compare this with the CBCT x-ray scan which was done at the consultation, and overlay the final placement of the implants with the planned location. If any alterations need to be made at this point, they are done so right away. Due to the accuracy of the planning, these alterations are normally only very slight, and having a digital impression taken both before and during the surgery creates the means to design a perfectly fitting set of prosthetic teeth.

Immediately afterwards, the clinician who performed the surgery will visit the technical team and review the final design of the prosthesis, before the manufacturing process begins.

As an advanced alternative to a treatment like all on 4 dental implants, and, each one of our labs has several state-of-the-art milling machines, and these are able to produce a completely bespoke set of prosthetic teeth in just a few hours. The accuracy of the scans, design and capabilities of the milling machines mean that the day of surgery prosthesis will benefit the patient as soon as it is fitted.

The material used is a medical grade polymer, PMMA or poly methyl methacrylate, which has been specifically selected to ensure that it is strong, durable, lightweight, and looks & feels as a natural set of teeth does. As this will be fixed onto the implants placed during the surgery, they will allow the patient to enjoy a fully functional set of teeth, as well as having a smile transformation which will immediately change their life.