CAD/CAM & Digital Dental Laboratory Services
Choice Dental is a digital dental laboratory in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Fixed and implant restorations are designed in CAD software and manufactured by CAM milling, then finished and checked by hand before delivery.
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What is a CAD/CAM dental laboratory?
A CAD/CAM dental laboratory designs restorations on a computer (computer-aided design) and manufactures them from that digital design with a milling machine (computer-aided manufacturing). A dental technician then finishes, characterises and checks each restoration. The digital design gives a repeatable starting point, while the technician’s finishing work determines the final aesthetics.
The Choice Dental digital workflow
- 1Scan
- 2CAD Design
- 3CAM / Milling
- 4Finishing
- 5Quality Control
- 6Delivery
- 1
Scan
The case arrives as a digital scan (for example an STL file from an intraoral scanner), or as a physical impression or model that is digitised by scanning before design.
- 2
CAD design
A technician designs the restoration in dental CAD software: margins, contacts, occlusion, anatomy and — for implants — the emergence profile and screw access.
- 3
CAM / milling
The approved design is converted into a milling path and the restoration is milled from a material block or disc.
- 4
Finishing
The milled restoration is finished by hand: for zirconia this includes sintering, and then staining, glazing or layering as prescribed.
- 5
Quality control
Fit, contacts, occlusion, margins and shade are checked against the prescription before dispatch.
- 6
Delivery
The restoration is returned to the clinic. Eligible restorations are issued with a digital E-Warranty card.
Restorations made with CAD/CAM
Zirconia and metal-free restorations, implant restorations and custom abutments follow the CAD/CAM workflow above. Metal ceramic, removable partial dentures and night guards have their own workflow, described on each page.
What the dentist provides
A digital workflow can only reproduce what the scan or impression captures. For a predictable result, send:
- A scan or impression with clearly visible, uninterrupted margins
- The opposing arch and an accurate bite registration
- Tooth numbers, restoration type and material
- Shade, stump shade where relevant, and clinical photos if available
- For implants: system, platform, connection and scan body used
- Any notes on contacts, occlusion or emergence profile
Advantages and limitations
Advantages: a consistent, repeatable design process; a digital record of every design; the ability to review the design with the laboratory before manufacturing; and materials such as zirconia that are produced by milling.
Limitations: the result depends on the quality of the scan or impression — an unclear margin cannot be corrected in software; aesthetics of highly characterised anterior restorations still rely on the technician’s hand finishing; and removable appliances involve steps that are not purely digital.
CAD/CAM FAQs
What does CAD/CAM mean in a dental laboratory?
CAD/CAM stands for computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. The restoration is designed digitally (CAD) and then milled by a machine from the digital design (CAM), before being finished by a technician.
Does Choice Dental accept digital scans?
Choice Dental uses a digital workflow and the laboratory confirms how to share digital scans or physical impressions for each case. Dentists can contact Choice Dental by phone (+91 98280 86403), on WhatsApp (+91 88903 13564), by email (choicedentalinc@gmail.com) or through the contact form on this website.
Which restorations are made with CAD/CAM?
At Choice Dental, fixed restorations (zirconia and metal-free crowns and bridges), implant restorations and custom abutments follow the CAD/CAM workflow. Removable partial dentures and night guards follow their own design and fabrication steps.
Is a digital impression always better than a conventional impression?
Not always. Both can produce an accurate result. What matters most is a clearly captured margin, accurate bite registration and enough information about the opposing arch. Deep subgingival margins can be difficult to capture with any method.
Can a CAD/CAM restoration be remade from the same design?
In a digital workflow the design exists as a file, so a remake can often start from the existing design if the clinical situation has not changed. Ask the laboratory whether this applies to your case.
Contact Choice Dental
Call, WhatsApp or email the laboratory to discuss a case, request a quote or ask how to send scans or impressions.
- Location
- 7sa18, near Petrol Pump, 3rd Pulia, Chopasni Housing Board, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342008
- Phone
- +91 98280 86403
- +91 88903 13564