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San Francisco Occlusal Splint / Night Guard

San Francisco practices run a high-stress patient base. Tech workers logging long hours, finance professionals carrying deadline tension, and a general population with documented sleep disruption all translate into elevated bruxism prevalence that dentists in this market see weekly, sometimes daily. That clinical reality means your lab relationship for occlusal appliances needs to be tight: accurate articulation, consistent material hardness, and a turnaround that does not leave your patient unprotected for three weeks.

  • Pre-paid two-way shipping, nationwide
  • A named technician on every case
  • Margins verified against your prescription
  • Tempe + Tucson locations

THE SERVICE

Built to your prescription.

San Francisco practices run a high-stress patient base. Tech workers logging long hours, finance professionals carrying deadline tension, and a general population with documented sleep disruption all translate into elevated bruxism prevalence that dentists in this market see weekly, sometimes daily. That clinical reality means your lab relationship for occlusal appliances needs to be tight: accurate articulation, consistent material hardness, and a turnaround that does not leave your patient unprotected for three weeks.

THE DETAIL

How we build it.

Most national-network labs treat night guards as a commodity queue item. Volume goes in, appliances come out, and the clinician absorbs any fit variance during the adjustment appointment. That model works until it doesn't, and in a market like San Francisco where chair time bills at a premium, a remake or a long adjustment visit carries a real cost that shows up on your schedule, not the lab's. Dani Dental's approach is named-technician accountability from the start. The same bench technician who takes the case reads your articulation notes, builds the appliance, and is listed on the dispatch sheet with a direct contact number. No rotation, no anonymous ticket system. If you are switching from a high-volume regional lab and your remake rate on appliances has been running above 5%, that accountability structure is where the difference shows up within the first 60 to 90 days of the new relationship. On the digital side, we accept STL files from iTero, Medit, 3Shape, and Planmeca platforms, eliminating impression mail time entirely for practices that have moved to full digital intake. For the subset of San Francisco practices still running a hybrid workflow, traditional impressions are handled the same day they arrive at the lab. No triage backlog, no three-day wait to be logged into the queue.

GETTING CASES TO US

Logistics, to the bench.

San Francisco practices run a high-stress patient base. Tech workers logging long hours, finance professionals carrying deadline tension, and a general population with documented sleep disruption all translate into elevated bruxism prevalence that dentists in this market see weekly, sometimes daily. That clinical reality means your lab relationship for occlusal appliances needs to be tight: accurate articulation, consistent material hardness, and a turnaround that does not leave your patient unprotected for three weeks. Dani Dental fabricates hard acrylic night guards, dual-laminate guards, and soft single-layer appliances from either intraoral scans (STL files accepted from all major scanner brands) or conventional PVS impressions. Each appliance is articulated on a semi-adjustable articulator, trimmed to the clinician's specified vertical, and pressure-polished before dispatch. The finished piece ships with a direct technician line, not a general support queue, so if fit questions come up chairside you reach the person who built it. For Bay Area accounts shipping by courier or overnight carrier, we recommend pairing your impression submission with the Dani case form flagging occlusal class and any parafunction notes. That detail at intake prevents the single most common remake driver: a guard fabricated without accounting for a Class II edge-to-edge component. Small input, large downstream time saving.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What practices ask

What file formats does Dani Dental accept for digital occlusal splint cases from San Francisco practices?
We accept STL files exported from iTero, Medit, 3Shape, and Planmeca scanners. Upload the opposing arch scan along with your bite registration scan and note the desired vertical in the case form. If your scanner exports a proprietary format, contact your assigned technician directly before submission and we will confirm compatibility within one business day.
How long does fabrication and shipping take for a night guard sent from the Bay Area?
Standard turnaround is 5 to 7 business days from the day scans or impressions arrive at the lab. Rush cases flagged at submission with a required delivery date are evaluated individually. Bay Area practices using overnight courier services typically see the finished appliance returned within 6 to 8 calendar days door to door on standard cases.
Which occlusal appliance types does Dani Dental fabricate?
We fabricate hard acrylic night guards (1.5 mm to 3 mm), dual-laminate guards with a soft inner layer and hard outer shell, and soft single-layer guards. Anterior deprogrammers and flat-plane stabilization splints are also available. Specify the appliance type and target vertical on the case form at submission so the assigned technician can set up articulation correctly from the start.
What is your remake policy if a night guard does not seat correctly?
If a fit issue is traceable to a lab fabrication error, we remake the appliance at no charge and expedite the return. Contact your assigned technician, not general support, with a photo of the seating issue and a brief clinical note. Most remake assessments are resolved within 24 hours of receiving that information, and the replacement case enters the queue the same day the remake is approved.
Do you work with San Francisco practices that are still using traditional PVS impressions rather than digital scans?
Yes. PVS impressions are poured and articulated the day they arrive. We do not hold impression cases in a triage backlog. The 5 to 7 business day turnaround clock starts at arrival, same as digital cases. Include your bite registration and a completed case form with articulation class and any parafunction notes to avoid delays.
How do I reach the technician assigned to my case if I have fit questions after delivery?
Every Dani Dental dispatch includes the direct contact number for the technician who built the appliance. Call or text that number with your question. Response time is same business day for calls or texts received before 3 p.m. Arizona time. You are not routed through a general support line or a ticketing system.

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