Web Exclusive: Dentist-Respondents Speak Out

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Feb 07, 2013 in LMT Surveys

LMT's February 2013 issue features our 2013 Dentist Survey conducted with Dental Economics. Our dentist-respondents speak out on...



...Why They Switch Labs



• Quality wasn't consistent.


• Cases returned with open margins.


• Crowns had high occlusion and open contacts.


• Inconvenient to work with due to the distance from my practice.


• I have switched from PFM crowns to PFZ or full zirconia crowns. My previous lab was not yet offering this service. Meanwhile, I was noticing that I was taking too much time to adjust my PFM crowns and was becoming increasingly frustrated. At the same time, the zirconia crowns from lab #2 were seating in a much shorter period of time and the esthetics were gorgeous. When I took into consideration the lower-priced lab fees for a zirconia-based crown, the decision to switch labs was a "no-brainer. "


• They hired new technicians...

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