Diagnostic

Wax-Up

A diagnostic wax-up is important to perform cosmetic treatments such as veneers or crowns. Consists of planning and design the dental anatomy that is ideal for the patient. A wax-up is a an out-come based diagnostic tool made in a laboratory.

Procedure steps

1

On the first appointment it is necessary to make a clinical and radiographic evaluation, take impressions of both arches, take intraoral and extraoral photographs.

2

On the second appointment we place the mock up intraorally, in that way the patient can see how the final restoration could look.

When do you need this?

If you intent to have a restorative procedure the wax-in will give us a better way to evaluate your case and to give you a proper treatment plan. Since it establishes the propose outcome of esthetics and function.

Benefits

Goals

We can see the final result even before starting treatment and you will have the option to modify some characteristic in case there is something you don’t like.

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