https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights A premium implant dental lab in São Paulo, Brazil: over 2,000 cases, nearly 20 years at the bench and our own software to follow every stage of your case. en https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/immediate-loading-what-the-lab-needs https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/immediate-loading-what-the-lab-needs Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT For a full-arch immediate load, the lab needs a tooth and VDO reference before surgery, then the actual implant positions afterward: a scan with scan bodies on the multi-unit abutments or an impression with copings, abutment brand and platform, the opposing arch and a bite. It also needs the surgery date, agreed in advance. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/what-holds-up-a-lab-case https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/what-holds-up-a-lab-case Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A case goes on hold at check-in when something the restoration depends on is missing: a file that won't open, an unreadable margin or scan body, no opposing arch or bite, a shade with no guide or photo, no implant platform, or an unsigned prescription. A few minutes of checking before you submit prevents every one of them. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/vita-classical-vs-3d-master https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/vita-classical-vs-3d-master Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT VITA Classical A1–D4 sorts 16 shades by hue family (A, B, C, D) and then by chroma. VITA 3D-Master sorts 26 shades along the three dimensions of color, in order: value, chroma, hue. Either works for the lab if the Rx names the guide, gives the exact code and includes a photo of the tab next to the tooth. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/screw-vs-cement-retained-implant-crowns https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/screw-vs-cement-retained-implant-crowns Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Survival is about the same: 95.6% for screw-retained and 96.0% for cement-retained restorations at five years, in the review behind the 2013 ITI consensus. Screw retention is retrievable and leaves no cement in the sulcus. Cement retention solves an access hole that would exit facially. Access-hole position and margin depth decide. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/full-arch-zirconia-titanium-or-pmma https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/full-arch-zirconia-titanium-or-pmma Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT One-piece monolithic zirconia has a low failure rate and rarely chips when it is not veneered; an ITI Blog article recommends 11–14 mm of restorative space for it. Zirconia on a metal bar showed less wear and less peri-implantitis than metal-acrylic hybrids in a 2026 meta-analysis. Milled PMMA is the material for provisionals and prototypes. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/why-implant-crowns-get-remade https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/why-implant-crowns-get-remade Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT On the prescription side, five gaps tend to send an implant crown back: an incomplete scan body capture, the wrong implant system or platform, no opposing arch or bite, poorly defined proximal contacts and a shade with no guide. Every one of them can be checked before you hit send. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/monolithic-vs-multilayer-zirconia-vs-emax https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/insights/monolithic-vs-multilayer-zirconia-vs-emax Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monolithic zirconia is the strongest option and can be conventionally cemented on a retentive prep. Lithium disilicate (e.max) is more translucent, less strong, and needs bonding when the restoration is thin. Multilayer zirconia sits in between, with a shade gradient and, in some discs, a strength gradient. Monolithic crowns in both materials exceed 96% five-year survival. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/how-to-send-a-case-to-the-lab https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/how-to-send-a-case-to-the-lab Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Create an account on our dentist portal at app.smiledigitallab.com.br and wait for the lab to approve it. From then on, each case is an order: pick the services from your price list, attach the scan or send the model, specify shade, material and implant details, identify the patient by initials only, and follow every stage in the portal. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/how-to-communicate-shade https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/how-to-communicate-shade Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Take the shade before you prep or isolate, under daylight and within a few seconds, and write down both the code and the guide (A2 on VITA Classical, 2M2 on 3D-Master). Send a photo with the tab touching the tooth, in the same plane with the code visible, and give the stump shade whenever the restoration is translucent. https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/intraoral-scanning-for-the-lab https://smiledigitallab.com.br/en/guides/intraoral-scanning-for-the-lab Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A scan that passes check-in on the first try shows the finish line all the way around, a complete, fully seated scan body, the full opposing arch and a bite aligned on both sides. Export it as STL or in your scanner's native format, which keeps color, and attach it to the portal order with implant brand and platform.