Monolithic zirconia
Posterior crowns, bridges and implant restorations where strength, controlled contour and repeatable fit lead.
Dental prosthetics · digital workflow · fictional laboratory
Precision you can prescribe.
Mosaic partners with restorative clinicians on crowns, bridges, implant work and complex aesthetic cases. Every decision remains traceable from scan to seat.
About / collaboration
The laboratory should feel like an extension of the surgery, not a black box behind it.
We ask for enough information to make the restoration predictable: preparation geometry, occlusion, tissue photographs, shade references and the clinical objective. When something is unclear, the case pauses before fabrication rather than after it.
Digital design shortens distance, not judgement. Our technicians still own emergence profile, contact, texture, translucency and finishing decisions, then document those choices for the clinician.
Offerings / restoration register
What comes off the bench.
Material selection follows indication, preparation, occlusion and clinician preference rather than a one-material-fits-all list.
Layered ceramics
Anterior work using photographic shade maps, texture references and staged try-in where the case warrants it.
Implant prosthetics
Custom abutment planning, screw-retained crowns and multi-unit restorative work coordinated with the restorative team.
Diagnostic provisionals
Printed or milled prototypes for testing length, phonetics, tissue response and occlusal changes before definitive ceramics.
Process / case traveller
01
Receive
Prescription, scans, photographs and due date checked before the case enters production.
02
Design
Margins, contacts, occlusion and tissue contours reviewed on the digital model.
03
Fabricate
Milling, printing, sintering or pressing follows the approved material path.
04
Characterise
Shade, texture and glaze are built against reference photographs and case notes.
05
Inspect
Fit, contacts, occlusion, surface and identifiers are checked before dispatch.
Projects / completed case sheets
CASE 24-418
Four-unit anterior rehabilitation
Layered lithium disilicate · custom shade appointment · provisional morphology transferred into final ceramics.
CASE 24-397
Posterior implant crown
Screw-retained zirconia · emergence profile reviewed digitally before milling · final torque notes returned with case.
CASE 24-362
Full-arch prototype
Printed diagnostic provisionals used for two-week phonetic and occlusal review before definitive planning.
98.4%
cases dispatched on agreed date
< 35 μm
internal fit target on sampled digital cases
100%
final cases assigned a named inspector
24 h
clinical query response target
People / named benches
Cases belong to technicians.
Clinicians can speak to the person designing or finishing the restoration, not a generic support queue.
Lerato Maseko
Ceramics lead
Anterior layering, texture and complex shade communication
Ethan Jacobs
Digital design lead
Implant design, full-arch prototypes and occlusal planning
Priya Naidoo
Quality lead
Final inspection, material traceability and remakes review
Insights / bench notes
A shade photo needs a reference
Include a known shade tab in the same plane as the teeth. Camera white balance alone cannot give the technician a reliable absolute value.
Contacts are a clinical decision too
If the neighbouring tooth is mobile, rotated or restored, note it. A digital contact map cannot infer the intended clinical behaviour.
Provisionals are data
When a provisional has already solved phonetics, length or tissue form, send scans before preparation. It is valuable design information, not temporary clutter.
FAQ / before you prescribe
- Do you accept intraoral scans?
- Yes. We accept common open scan formats and can coordinate portal workflows with participating practices.
- Can you match an existing central incisor?
- Yes, but high-value anterior cases may require calibrated photographs or a laboratory shade appointment.
- What if a case cannot meet the requested date?
- We flag the constraint before production and propose the closest realistic date rather than silently compressing fabrication or inspection.
- How are remakes handled?
- The original prescription, design and QC record are reviewed with the clinician first. We record the cause so recurring failures become process improvements.
Contact / case intake
Send the case before you send the patient home.
Share the clinical objective, due date and records. A technician confirms whether the file is complete and whether the requested timeline is realistic.
Case channel
cases@mosaic-lab.example
Clinical line
+27 43 555 0183
Digital files
STL / PLY / OBJ
Bench hours
Mon–Fri · 07:30–17:00