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PROCEDURE

night guard

Dani Dental fabricates hard and dual-laminate night guards with a 5-business-day standard turnaround from digital or PVS impression. Every appliance is milled or pressure-formed to a 0.1 mm thickness tolerance, trimmed and polished in-house, and ships with the direct line of t...

  • Margins verified against your prescription
  • Pre-paid two-way shipping
  • Talk to the technician who built it
  • Full digital workflow

Every night guard case opens with a material selection conversation. Hard acrylic (1.5 mm to 3 mm occlusal thickness) handles heavy bruxers and parafunctional clenchers. Dual-laminate, hard on the outside and soft on the inner surface, suits patients who have rejected the all-hard appliance for comfort reasons. Soft single-layer is reserved for light grinding or short-term athletic bite protection. The prescription form asks three questions: arch, material preference, and whether a digital scan or PVS impression is coming. That up-front triage eliminates the back-and-forth that adds days to a case. For digital submissions, intraoral scan files in STL or OBJ format feed directly into our 3Shape Dental System workflow. A technician reviews the occlusal relationship and flags any scan artifacts before the milling file is released. Milled hard acrylic blanks are cut on a 5-axis unit, then hand-finished to remove mill marks from the tissue surface. No lab-side occlusal adjustment is made without a written request from the prescribing doctor, because we do not correct what we cannot verify chairside. PVS impressions are poured in Type IV die stone within four hours of receipt. The resulting model is scanned and enters the same digital fabrication path as a direct intraoral scan. This hybrid approach means a practice still running analog impressions for appliances does not receive a different quality tier than a fully digital practice. The output is the same milled appliance from the same blank. Finishing follows a defined sequence: trim on the model, polish occlusal surface to high shine, polish tissue surface to smooth satin, inspect edge thickness with a digital caliper at four reference points, and log the measurements before packaging. Any appliance that misses the 0.1 mm tolerance threshold at any reference point is remade before it ships. The caliper log travels with the case file, not a separate spreadsheet, so the technician who made the appliance owns the QA record. Shipping uses a rigid appliance case, not a foam-lined mailer, and the packing slip includes the direct extension of the technician on the case. If the appliance does not seat at delivery, that technician is the first call, not a general customer service queue. Typical resolution on a fit question is same-day guidance and, when a remake is warranted, a 3-business-day expedited turnaround at no additional charge.

HOW IT IS BUILT

From prescription to seated case.

01

Prescription in

Send a scan file or a model with your RX. A technician reads your intent before any design begins.

02

Design & verify

We design to your margin and occlusion, then verify the fit against your prescription before it ships.

03

Build at the bench

Milled, pressed, or hand-layered as the case calls for, finished by a named technician.

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Back to your chair

Pre-paid shipping returns the case ready to seat, with the technician reachable if anything needs an adjustment.

This is our standard pipeline. The exact steps for night guard are being detailed and will appear here.

MATERIALS

What goes in the mouth.

The material options for night guard, from zirconia and lithium disilicate to hand-layered porcelain, are being written up. Ask for a Doctor Kit and a technician will talk through the right choice for your case.

CASE WORK

Judge the work on its result.

Before-and-after case work for night guard is being photographed at the studio. The best proof is a case of your own. Send one and see the finish on your chair.

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COMMON QUESTIONS

What dentists ask about night guard

What impression or scan format do you accept for night guards?
STL and OBJ files from any major intraoral scanner (3Shape Trios, iTero, Cerec Omnicam, Medit i700) all feed directly into our 3Shape workflow without conversion. For analog practices, full-arch PVS impressions in a stock or custom tray are poured in Type IV stone in-house. The finished appliance follows the same milled fabrication path regardless of how the case started.
How long does a standard night guard take to deliver?
Standard turnaround is 5 business days from the day we receive a complete impression or a clean intraoral scan. Expedited 3-business-day service is available on request. Rush cases placed before noon Arizona time are logged the same day. Cases with scan artifacts or missing prescription information restart the clock from the day the corrected file arrives, which is why the prescription form asks for material and arch up front.
What is the difference between your hard acrylic and dual-laminate options?
Hard acrylic is milled from a single-material blank, typically 1.5 mm to 3 mm at the occlusal surface, and is the first-line choice for heavy bruxers because the rigid surface distributes load evenly and is easy to adjust chairside. Dual-laminate has a hard outer shell and a soft inner layer, which increases retention and comfort for patients who have refused the all-hard appliance. Expect to re-equilibrate a dual-laminate slightly more often because the soft layer compresses over time.
Do you fabricate night guards on upper arch, lower arch, or both?
Both. Upper arch is the default prescription when no preference is noted, because most occlusal guidance protocols use the maxillary appliance as the reference surface. Lower arch guards are fabricated on request and are common for patients with orthodontic retainers or partial dentures occupying the upper arch. Note the arch clearly on the prescription form; we do not assume a default and substitute.
What is your remake policy if the appliance does not fit at delivery?
If the appliance does not seat or presents a significant occlusal discrepancy, contact the technician directly using the extension on the packing slip. Remakes confirmed within 5 business days of delivery ship at no additional charge on a 3-business-day expedited timeline. We ask for the original appliance returned with a brief note on the fit issue so the technician can trace the cause in the production log.
Can you handle night guard volume for a multi-location practice or small DSO?
Yes. Practices placing 10 or more appliance cases per month can set up a standing account with a single billing contact, a shared prescription template pre-populated with their default preferences, and a weekly courier pickup option for PVS impressions from multiple locations. Turnaround SLAs and pricing are documented in writing at account setup. The account still routes to a named technician, not a rotating production queue.
Do you offer soft night guards, or only hard and dual-laminate?
All three types are in production: hard acrylic, dual-laminate, and soft single-layer. Soft single-layer is fabricated from a pressure-formed EVA blank and is appropriate for light grinders or short-term use. It is not recommended for diagnosed severe bruxism because the material can be perforated over time and provides less effective protection than milled hard acrylic. If the clinical picture is ambiguous, the prescription form includes a notes field and the technician will follow up before fabrication.
How is occlusion adjusted on the finished appliance?
Dani Dental does not perform chairside-style occlusal grinding on a finished appliance without a written instruction from the prescribing doctor. The appliance ships with balanced contacts as verified on the articulated model. Any centric or excursive adjustment is done at delivery by the doctor using the mounted model we include on request. If you want lab-side equilibration to a specific scheme, note it on the prescription form and we will adjust before shipping.

REQUEST A DOCTOR KIT

Send us a night guard case.

Request a Doctor Kit and we will mail RX pads, a shade guide, and pre-paid shipping. Run your first cases through the studio and judge the result on your own chair.

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