OUR LAB · COFFS HARBOUROur dental laboratory in Coffs Harbour
We make crowns, bridges, veneers and implant restorations in our own lab at our Coffs Harbour practice. Dentures, and a few materials we don’t work with here, are made by our Australian partner labs.
Checking a crown design against a printed model of the patient’s teeth.
WHY WE HAVE A LABWhy we built our own lab
We built our lab because we love this part of dentistry: designing a restoration precisely, then making it ourselves from the material that suits each tooth.
Owning the whole process changes how the work is done:
Problems are solved with your dentist. If there’s too little room for the material, or a shade doesn’t sit right, it’s worked out with the dentist treating you before the restoration is finished.
Adjustments happen here. If something needs changing at the fit, it goes back to our lab, not into the post.
HOW IT’S MADEHow your restoration is made
01Scan
A digital scan records your teeth and bite. No impression trays.
02Design
We design the restoration on screen around your bite and the teeth either side, then 3D print a model of your teeth to check the fit by hand.
03Mill
A five-axis milling machine cuts the restoration from a solid block of material. Five axes let it reach the shape from every angle, so it can cut fine detail and complex forms such as custom implant abutments.
04Finish
Each restoration is glazed by hand, with its own colour characterisation to suit your natural teeth.
We also 3D print surgical guides for implant placement, and splints.
MATERIALSWhat we make, and from what
Zirconia
Crowns, bridges and implant crowns. Very strong, and high-translucency zirconia looks natural at the front too.
Lithium disilicate
Crowns and veneers where appearance matters most. Its translucency is close to natural enamel.
Hybrid ceramic (milled composite)
Veneers and onlays.
Titanium
Custom implant abutments, the part that connects the implant to the crown.
PMMA
Temporary crowns, and trial smiles so you can try a new shape before the final work.
TREATMENTSTreatments that use our lab
Implant crowns and custom abutments
Zirconia and lithium disilicate
Trial smiles and veneers
BOOKBook a consultation
Consultations are $95. Bring any questions about how your restoration will be made.