FAQ
What is an implant restoration workflow?
A straight answer first, then the context behind it, from the technicians who do the work.
THE SHORT ANSWER
An implant restoration workflow is the sequenced process from implant placement through final prosthetic delivery. It typically includes CBCT planning, surgical guide fabrication, implant placement, healing, impression or intraoral scan, custom abutment design, and crown or prosthetic milling. A single-lab workflow completes all fabrication steps in one facility, reducing handoff errors and cutting total case time by 2-4 weeks compared to multi-vendor splits.
THE CONTEXT
What sits behind it
For general dentists and prosthodontists placing implant-supported crowns, the workflow starts before the surgery. CBCT data drives surgical guide design, which determines implant position, which determines abutment emergence profile, which determines the final crown. When those four steps run through separate vendors, small misalignments compound. A single lab holding the digital file from scan to final delivery eliminates the CAD re-import errors that cause most fit failures at seating.
Oral surgeons and periodontists see the workflow differently. Their focus is the surgical guide lead time and the prosthetic handoff accountability. When the same lab that designed the guide also mills the custom abutment and delivers the final crown, there is one phone number for every stage. That single-contact model cuts the coordination overhead that adds 3-5 days to most multi-vendor implant cases.
At Dani Dental, implant workflows run through a fully digital pipeline: intraoral scan or CBCT import, in-house CAD design, in-house milling of zirconia crowns and custom titanium or zirconia abutments, and direct shipment to the practice. Standard implant crown turnaround is 5-7 business days from scan receipt. Complex full-arch cases ship on a case-specific timeline confirmed at case acceptance, not after fabrication starts.
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