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Design work

Diagnostic wax-up

Diagnostic wax-ups used to work out tooth position, proportions and the planned occlusion before the definitive restoration is designed. Changing the plan here costs a conversation; changing it after production costs a remake.

Tooth and gingival design shown against the opposing scan, frontal view.

What I design

  • Full-arch and full-mouth setups
  • Tooth proportions and arrangement against the available records
  • Occlusal relationships and restorative space
  • Designs for review, mock-ups or a printed model

What to send

  • Current intraoral scan
  • Opposing arch and bite
  • Photographs and the intended outcome
  • Any existing design or tooth library to match

Change the plan here, not after production.

Send the photographs and the intended outcome with the scan. This is the last point where moving a tooth costs a conversation instead of a remake.