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​If you’re getting removable dentures—whether it’s just a few teeth or a whole set—your dentist will have you come in to take dental impressions. A lot of folks think one impression is all it takes to make the dentures, but actually, dentists usually need two. The first one’s called the preliminary impression, and it’s used to make a custom tray. The second impression, taken with that custom tray, is the final impression—that’s the one they use to make your dentures.

​In denture restoration, ceramic blocks are core blanks for all-ceramic crowns, ceramic veneers, inlays, onlays and other restorations, which are processed into final components via cutting, sintering and other steps.

A bar-clip implant-retained overdenture works by connecting dental implants with a connector bar; the removable full-mouth overdenture is then fastened to the implants through bar-clip components. This prosthetic solution is often customized and fabricated by professional facilities like WM Dental Laboratory and Chinese Dental Lab to ensure precise fit and clinical efficacy.

If the edge of your dental crown turns black, it’s usually because your gums have receded or the metal in the crown has leaked and stained the area. Receding gums are a serious oral health issue that needs to be fixed right away; staining from metal is just a cosmetic problem and can be handled depending on how bad it is.

Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns are hands down one of the most popular ways to restore and enhance smiles—and for good reason. When crafted well, they’re healthy, look totally natural, and blend right in with your bite. But let’s be honest: not all PFM crowns hit the mark. So what makes ours at WM DENTAL LAB stand out as truly high-quality?

In prosthodontics, tooth preparation is required for teeth needing full crown restoration. The uniform circular platform ground near the gingiva is called a shoulder margin.