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Dental Laboratories
NAICS 339116 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances customized for individual application.
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Dental laboratories manufacture custom prosthetic and orthodontic appliances — including crowns, bridges, dentures, veneers, implant abutments, and orthodontic retainers — to prescription specifications provided by licensed dentists and orthodontists. Work is performed by dental technicians using a combination of traditional casting, ceramics, and increasingly CAD/CAM digital fabrication workflows. No direct patient contact occurs; the lab's customer is the dental practice.
Questions to investigate
- What types of restorations does the lab primarily fabricate — crowns and bridges, full dentures, implant-supported devices, orthodontic appliances, or a mix?
- Does the lab use CAD/CAM digital fabrication, traditional casting methods, or both?
- Are any portions of the fabrication process outsourced to third-party or offshore labs?
- What quality control or prescription tracking documentation processes are in place?
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