For dental clinics

Dental CAD Design for Clinics with a Digital Workflow

Have an intraoral scanner, an in-office mill or printer, or a lab you work with? Send us your scans and we prepare the design so your case moves from scan to production faster.

How we help clinics

Design support around your digital workflow

  • Restorative design

    Crowns, bridges and veneers designed from your intraoral scans, ready for chairside milling or your lab.

  • Implant restorations

    Custom abutments and implant crowns designed on your scan body data.

  • Guided surgery

    Surgical guides designed from STL and CBCT (DICOM) data, with implant planning on request.

  • Working with your lab

    We can deliver files directly to the laboratory you already use, so everyone works from the same design.

Services clinics use most

How it works

From intraoral scan to finished design

  1. Export the scan from your intraoral scanner as STL or PLY — both arches and the bite. For guided surgery, add the CBCT as DICOM.
  2. Send the files with the tooth numbers, material and your deadline. We confirm the price and turnaround before we start.
  3. We design the case and send you preview images to check the result.
  4. Once you approve and pay through your secure case link, you download the production-ready files — or we send them straight to your lab.

Questions from clinics

Which files do you need?
STL (or PLY) scans from any modern intraoral or lab scanner, including the antagonist and bite where occlusion matters. For surgical guides we also need the CBCT as DICOM, plus the implant system and guided kit you use. Photos and a short prescription help for aesthetic cases.
How fast is the turnaround?
Routine single units such as crowns, trays and night guards are usually designed within 24 hours of receiving the files. Larger cases — full arches, implant bars, combination cases — take longer, and we confirm the turnaround with the quote before we start.
Which software do you design in?
We design in exocad and deliver open STL files, so they work with any mill or printer. Complex aesthetic full-arch cases can be finished with Blender sculpting.
How does payment work?
You see preview images of the finished design first. We then send a personal case link where you pay securely by card, and the final files unlock for download as soon as the payment is completed.
Are revisions included?
Yes. Standard cases: revisions included until approved. Clear aligners and full-arch cases: 1–3 revision rounds. Additional redesigns caused by new clinical instructions may be quoted separately. Adjustments to contacts, occlusion, anatomy or aesthetics are part of the service, and we work from the same project, so changes are quick.
Are my patient files kept confidential?
Yes. Files are stored privately, used only to design your case, and are never shared. We only need anonymised scans — no patient names are required.

Send your scans

Email us your case and scans and get a design quote. First case? We'll confirm turnaround before we start.

Prefer email? Send your files directly to info@dmdentaldesign.com.