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The work

Our own bench, photographed as it left us.

Restorations, working models and material studies. We hold strict standards through the manufacturing process, on posterior work as much as anterior.

Side by side

Ceramics we made, in cases other dentists placed.

The preparation and the fitting are the dentist's; the ceramic is ours. Each case credits the practice that placed it. Drag the first to compare.

Anterior teeth before treatment — uneven edges, heavy surface staining and mismatched shade Before
The same anterior segment restored in ceramic — even incisal edges and a matched shade After

Ceramic veneers, upper anterior segment. Shade taken from photographs rather than a tab, and the incisal translucency layered rather than stained on.

Ceramics Digital Dental Aesthetics Clinical work the referring practice

Worn and discoloured upper anterior teeth before treatment Before
The same teeth restored in ceramic with rebuilt contour and length After

Length and contour rebuilt across the upper anteriors. The line angles carry the light — that is what stops ceramic reading as flat.

Ceramics Digital Dental Aesthetics Clinical work the referring practice

A discoloured central incisor with a failing restoration, beside its natural neighbour Before
The central incisor restored in ceramic and matched to the adjacent natural tooth After

A single central, matched to its living neighbour. The hardest case in ceramics, because there is nothing to hide behind.

Ceramics Digital Dental Aesthetics Clinical work the referring practice

Upper anterior teeth before treatment, showing wear and shade variation Before
The same segment restored in layered ceramic After

Layered ceramic across the upper anteriors, built to a shape agreed at wax-up before anything was fired.

Ceramics Digital Dental Aesthetics Clinical work the referring practice

  • Ceramic veneers seated on a working model, anterior view
    Ceramic veneers on the working model, ready for try-in.
  • Layered ceramic anterior crowns on a model
    Layered anterior crowns — incisal translucency built in layers, not stained on.
  • Anterior ceramic restorations seated on a model
    Anterior restorations checked on the model before dispatch.
  • Anterior ceramic units on a stone model
    Anterior units, seated and margin-checked.
  • Ceramic veneers photographed for shade assessment
    Shade assessment under controlled light before the case leaves the bench.
  • Anterior ceramic bridge on a working model
    Anterior bridge — pontic contour worked to the ridge.
  • Single anterior crown matched to adjacent natural teeth on a model
    The hardest case in ceramics: one central, matched to its neighbour.
  • Anterior crown at try-in stage on a model
    Try-in stage. Everything is still adjustable here — that is the point of it.
  • Full-arch ceramic restoration on a working model
    Full-arch reconstruction, built to a planned occlusal scheme.
  • Detail of a full-arch ceramic restoration showing surface texture
    Surface texture and line angles — what makes ceramic read as enamel.
  • Two posterior ceramic crowns
    Posterior crowns — anatomy cut back and rebuilt for function first.
  • Zirconia bridge seated on a dark model
    Zirconia bridge, checked on the die before glaze.
  • Occlusal detail of posterior ceramic crowns on a model
    Occlusal detail — fissure pattern cut, not pressed flat.
  • Monolithic posterior ceramic bridge
    Monolithic posterior bridge where strength has to lead.
  • A set of six posterior ceramic crowns
    A set finished together, so they read as one mouth.
  • A range of finished ceramic units laid out
    A day at the bench.
  • Implant crown mounted on a holder
    Implant crown on the holder, emergence profile shaped to the tissue.
  • Implant crowns beside their titanium abutments
    Crowns beside their abutments — the fit is decided here, not at the chair.
  • An implant crown seated on its abutment
    Seated on the abutment for verification.
  • Articulated working model with prepared dies
    Articulated model — the case as the mouth actually closes.
  • Full-arch working model with removable dies
    Full-arch working model with removable dies.
  • Close view of anterior crown margins on a die
    Margins. A lab is judged here before it is judged anywhere else.
  • Occlusal view of a full-arch working model
    Occlusal view of the planned arch.
  • A single finished ceramic crown on a holder
    One crown, photographed the way we photograph every crown.
  • Internal surface of a prepared ceramic crown
    The inside of the crown — the surface nobody sees and everybody feels.
  • Digital wax-up of anterior teeth on a model
    Digital wax-up — the shape agreed before a gram of ceramic is fired.
  • Ceramic veneer shells photographed against white showing translucency and opalescence
    Veneer shells at 0.3mm. Held to the light, ceramic behaves like enamel — this is what shade tabs cannot show you.
  • A single ceramic veneer shell showing opalescent colour play
    Opalescence in a single shell. The colour is in the material, not on it.