Custom Shade Service: In-Lab & On-Site
Comfortable, Durable, and Esthetic Restorations for Every Patient
Summit-Horizon Dental Lab provides precise, clinician-focused shade matching both in-lab and on-site, ensuring accurate esthetics for anterior and complex cases. Our ceramists evaluate hue, chroma, translucency, and lighting conditions to achieve a seamless blend with the patient’s natural dentition. Whether your patient visits our lab or requires chairside support, we deliver consistent, predictable results that reduce adjustments and enhance confidence in final restorations.
Accurate, Esthetic Shades for Demanding Restorative Cases
Shade accuracy is critical in achieving natural-looking restorations—especially for anterior units, single centrals, and full cosmetic cases. Summit-Horizon’s Custom Shade Service combines advanced color-analysis techniques with real-world clinical insight to help dentists achieve highly esthetic outcomes.
Our ceramists assess the full shade profile, including value, surface texture, translucency, fluorescence, and the patient's facial tones to create predictable, lifelike restorations. In-lab appointments allow for controlled lighting conditions and advanced evaluation tools, while on-site visits provide chairside convenience for cases requiring immediate assessment or patient-specific customization.
This service is ideal for:
- Single-unit anterior restorations
- Shade challenges involving adjacent teeth
- Cosmetic veneers requiring exacting esthetics
- Complex full-mouth or multi-unit matching
- Correcting mismatches from previous restorations
By integrating precise shade analysis into your workflow, Summit-Horizon helps reduce remakes, minimize chair time, and improve patient satisfaction—case after case.
FAQs About Custom Shade Services
Do patients come to the lab for custom shade appointments?
Yes. In-lab shade appointments provide controlled lighting and allow our ceramists to evaluate hue, value, translucency, and surface texture for precise anterior matching.
Do you offer chairside or in-office shade matching?
Yes. For cases requiring same-day evaluation or patient-specific customization, we can come on-site to your practice to perform a full shade assessment.
What types of cases benefit most from a custom shade appointment?
Single centrals, anterior units, cosmetic veneers, and multi-unit esthetic cases often require custom shade matching to ensure a seamless blend with surrounding dentition.
How long does a custom shade visit take?
Most shade appointments take 15–20 minutes. Complex esthetic cases or full-arch evaluations may require additional time to assess translucency, value, and texture.
What should I send before scheduling a shade appointment?
Sending a current photo, shade taken in-office, and the planned material (zirconia, e.max, layered porcelain) helps our ceramists prepare and improves the accuracy of the final restoration.
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