SERVICE

Tempe Occlusal Splint / Night Guard

Tempe practices carry a mixed caseload: ASU-adjacent patients grinding through finals season, downtown Mill Avenue professionals managing stress-driven parafunction, and Hayden Flour Mill-area residents referred for full-arch bruxism management. The occlusal appliances those cases demand are not one-size items. Dani Dental fabricates flat-plane stabilization splints, anterior deprogrammers, NTI-style anterior-only devices, and dual-laminate night guards in hard acrylic, soft EVA, or hard-soft combinations, each selected to match the clinician's prescribed occlusal philosophy rather than a h...

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  • A named technician on every case
  • Margins verified against your prescription
  • Tempe + Tucson locations

THE SERVICE

Built to your prescription.

Tempe practices carry a mixed caseload: ASU-adjacent patients grinding through finals season, downtown Mill Avenue professionals managing stress-driven parafunction, and Hayden Flour Mill-area residents referred for full-arch bruxism management. The occlusal appliances those cases demand are not one-size items. Dani Dental fabricates flat-plane stabilization splints, anterior deprogrammers, NTI-style anterior-only devices, and dual-laminate night guards in hard acrylic, soft EVA, or hard-soft combinations, each selected to match the clinician's prescribed occlusal philosophy rather than a h...

THE DETAIL

How we build it.

Most appliances arriving for remake at Dani Dental originate from two sources: large national network labs where occlusal splints are a low-margin commodity routed to whatever bench has capacity, and in-house milling setups where the software handles the geometry but no technician has reviewed the centric relation hold before the case ships. Both failure modes are predictable. The national-volume path optimizes for throughput, not for the nuance of a specific doctor's occlusal protocol. The in-house-only digital path automates what should be a judgment call. Dani Dental does not operate a tiered account system where Tempe practices wait in a queue behind higher-volume accounts from other markets. Each case is assigned to a named technician whose direct line ships with every delivery. If there is a fit issue, the conversation starts in hours, not through a ticket system with a 48-hour SLA. That accountability loop is how the lab has maintained a sub-2.5% remake rate across appliance categories without a satisfaction-guarantee gimmick attached to it. On materials: Dani stocks both Erkodent and Great Lakes acrylic blanks, clear hard-resin milled options for patients with acrylic sensitivity concerns, and dual-laminate EVA stock in three durometer levels. The prescribing doctor specifies; Dani fabricates to that specification rather than substituting on availability grounds. For Tempe clinicians running high parafunction caseloads, that consistency matters across 12 months of production, not just the first appliance.

GETTING CASES TO US

Logistics, to the bench.

Tempe practices carry a mixed caseload: ASU-adjacent patients grinding through finals season, downtown Mill Avenue professionals managing stress-driven parafunction, and Hayden Flour Mill-area residents referred for full-arch bruxism management. The occlusal appliances those cases demand are not one-size items. Dani Dental fabricates flat-plane stabilization splints, anterior deprogrammers, NTI-style anterior-only devices, and dual-laminate night guards in hard acrylic, soft EVA, or hard-soft combinations, each selected to match the clinician's prescribed occlusal philosophy rather than a house default. Every case begins with the geometry. Scans submitted via intraoral STL export route directly into our digital workflow: articulation is set virtually, contacts are mapped before a single gram of material is poured or milled, and the finished appliance ships with a printed occlusal contact diagram so chairside adjustment time is minimal. For practices still sending PVS impressions, our Chandler receiving desk logs and processes same-day on business days before 2 p.m. MST. Tempe is a 15-to-20-minute drive from our facility depending on traffic on the 101. Stat cases can be arranged with same-day pickup coordination. For practices on a recurring appliance volume, standing weekly dispatch schedules reduce the administrative overhead of individual case calls. Contact the lab direct, not a rep layer, not a call center.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What practices ask

What file formats does Dani Dental accept for digital occlusal splint cases from Tempe practices?
STL files from any major intraoral scanner (iTero, Medit, 3Shape TRIOS, Carestream CS 3600) are accepted. Submit upper and lower arch scans plus a bite registration scan. Cases submitted before 2 p.m. MST on a business day enter the production queue the same afternoon. PVS impressions are also accepted at our Chandler facility with same-day logging for deliveries before 2 p.m.
Can I specify my preferred occlusal contact scheme, or does the lab apply a house default?
Prescribing doctor preference drives every fabrication decision. If you want bilateral even contacts in centric relation with anterior disclusion in all excursions, write it on the Rx and the technician builds to it. If you prefer a specific cuspid-rise pattern or a modified protrusive contact scheme, document it. The lab does not default to a house protocol when the prescription is silent; we will call the practice to clarify before fabricating.
What is the standard turnaround for an occlusal splint shipped to a Tempe practice?
Five business days from confirmed case receipt for flat-plane stabilization splints and standard dual-laminate night guards. Anterior deprogrammers and more complex repositioning appliances run 7 business days. Stat turnaround of 2-3 business days is available for an additional fee; call the lab directly to confirm capacity before promising the patient a specific delivery date.
Does Dani Dental offer hard-soft combination night guards, and what materials do you stock?
Yes. Hard-soft dual-laminate appliances use a rigid acrylic outer shell bonded to a cushioned EVA inner layer. Dani stocks EVA in three durometer levels (soft, medium, firm) to match the degree of bruxism severity. Hard milled acrylic is also available in clear resin for patients with sensitivity to traditional heat-cured PMMA. Contact the lab if you have a specific material substitution requirement.
How does Dani Dental handle remake requests for occlusal appliances?
Every appliance ships with the fabricating technician's direct contact line. If a fit or occlusal issue surfaces at delivery, call or text that line directly. Most remake authorizations are confirmed within the same business day. The lab's rolling remake rate across all appliance categories has tracked below 2.5% since 2024 production monitoring began, but when remakes are needed they move through the queue at no additional turnaround delay versus new cases.
Is there a minimum monthly volume to open an account as a Tempe-area practice?
No minimum volume. Single-case accounts receive the same turnaround windows and named-technician assignment as practices submitting 50 cases per month. Practices with consistent recurring appliance volume can arrange a standing weekly dispatch schedule to reduce per-case administrative friction, but that is an option, not a threshold requirement for service.

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Try the work before you switch.

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