Orthodontic Laboratory
Open-system digital workflow — STL from any intraoral scanner accepted. Full appliance range from Essix retainers to complex functional appliances. White-label for dental labs. No minimums.
Every appliance type in one lab — digital submission or physical impressions accepted
Digital submission
Multi-stage series or single-stage corrections from ISO 10993-certified biocompatible thermoplastic sheet. Staging proposal sent for your review before fabrication begins.
Accepts: STL from any intraoral scanner
Digital or physical
Vacuum-formed from 0.75 mm or 1.0 mm BPA-free thermoplastic sheet. Trimmed to your specified gingival margin style and polished. The fastest turnaround in our range.
Turnaround: 1–2 business days
Physical impressions
Wire-and-acrylic design with Adams clasps and labial bow. Available in clear, pink, or custom acrylic color. Physical impressions required for wire fabrication precision.
Turnaround: 2–3 business days
Physical impressions
Twin Block, Herbst, bionator, activator, and lip bumpers. Acrylic, wire, and spring components to your specification. Try-in stage available before final processing.
Types: Twin Block, Herbst, bionator, activator
Physical impressions
Band-and-loop and lingual arch space maintainers for pediatric cases. Spot-welded stainless steel wire. Fixed and removable designs. Requires impression of quadrant including erupting teeth.
Fixed and removable designs available
Digital submission
3D-printed diagnostic and study models from your STL files. Stone pour from physical impressions also available. Articulated sets for case planning and patient education.
3D-printed or stone pour — articulated sets available
Green stripe = digital STL submission Grey stripe = physical impressions required or accepted
Two submission paths — choose based on appliance type
Path A — Digital
For clear aligners, Essix retainers, and study models. Export your STL from any intraoral scanner and upload with a completed digital prescription.
Scanners accepted:
3Shape TRIOS · Medit i700/i900 · Align iTero
Dentsply Primescan · Carestream CS 3700 · Planmeca Emerald
✔ Instant submission — no courier
✔ Staging proposal sent for aligner cases
✔ Case tracking via portal
Path B — Physical
For Hawley retainers, functional appliances, and space maintainers where wire work requires a physical model for accurate fabrication.
Send with your case:
Primary or final PVS/alginate impressions
Bite registration record
Completed paper or PDF prescription form
✔ Case boxes and prepaid return labels available
✔ Contact us for lab mailing address
✔ Turnaround starts from receipt date
For Dental Laboratories
Many dental labs produce crowns and bridges in-house but outsource orthodontic fabrication. We act as your invisible production partner — cases returned in neutral packaging with your brand, not ours.
✔ No World Dental Lab branding on any item
✔ Volume pricing for lab accounts
✔ Priority queue access for partner labs
✔ Digital staging files on request
✔ Dedicated account manager
Volume pricing, orthodontic technician access, and a dedicated account manager for practices and labs placing consistent aligner and retainer volume with us.
Per-case pricing that decreases as your monthly aligner and retainer volume grows — no minimum commitment to unlock the first tier.
Direct consultations with senior orthodontic technicians for staging reviews, functional appliance design questions, and complex case planning.
A personal contact who manages your account — case preferences, production updates, and support without a generic helpdesk queue.
Open a free account and submit your first aligner, retainer, or functional appliance case — no minimums, no setup fees, worldwide shipping.
For appliance specification questions or complex case enquiries, please contact us.
We fabricate clear aligners (single-stage and full series), Essix clear retainers, Hawley wire-and-acrylic retainers, fixed lingual bonded retainers, Twin Block and Herbst functional appliances, bionators, activators, space maintainers, habit-breaking appliances (tongue cribs, thumb guards, lip bumpers), and 3D-printed or stone study models.
Both. For aligners, Essix retainers, and study models, upload STL files from any intraoral scanner via our portal — we accept 3Shape TRIOS, Medit, iTero, Primescan, Carestream, and Planmeca. For Hawley retainers, functional appliances, and space maintainers, send physical PVS or alginate impressions and bite records by post.
Essix retainers: 1–2 business days. Hawley retainers: 2–3 business days. Single-stage aligners: 2–3 business days. Multi-stage aligner series: 5–7 business days from staging proposal approval. Functional appliances: 5–7 business days. All times from confirmed case receipt.
Yes. We provide white-label orthodontic laboratory services for labs without in-house orthodontic production. Cases are returned in neutral packaging with no World Dental Lab branding. Lab accounts receive NDA protection, volume pricing, priority queue access, and a dedicated account manager.
Aligners are thermoformed from ISO 10993-compliant biocompatible thermoplastic in 0.5–1.0 mm thickness depending on the stage in the treatment sequence. Essix retainers use 0.75 mm or 1.0 mm BPA-free sheet. No BPA-containing materials are used in any appliance we produce.
