Diagnostic wax-up
A wax-up is the most powerful case acceptance tool in cosmetic dentistry — it lets your patient see the final result before you prepare a single tooth. GIE builds precision hand wax-ups and digital mock-ups that translate directly into printed trial smiles and PMMA provisionals.
Plan the smile. Then prep the teeth.
Cosmetic cases go wrong when the technician and dentist are each assuming different things about the final result. A diagnostic wax-up creates a shared physical reference — a three-dimensional blueprint that the dentist, the patient, and the lab have all approved before any irreversible tooth reduction occurs.
From the wax-up we can fabricate a silicone matrix for chair-side mock-up, a printed trial smile for in-office preview, or PMMA provisionals for a full-length trial period.
A blueprint everyone agrees on.
The wax-up stage is also where we collaborate directly with you on proportion, incisal edge position, midline, and gingival contour — details that are nearly impossible to communicate via written prescription alone. We can schedule in-lab reviews for complex full-mouth cases or send high-resolution photographs for remote sign-off.
Related services
Porcelain Veneers
The wax-up becomes the blueprint for every veneer case — always start here for 4+ units.
→Provisionals
Convert the wax-up to milled PMMA provisionals so patients can wear the new smile before committing.
→IPS e.max Crown
Full-coverage ceramic when the final design calls for crowns rather than veneers.