Digital Denture Workflow Calculator

Material and time for digital complete denture fabrication.

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Inputs

Fabrication method

Denture type

PMMA puck cost ($)

Denture resin cost ($/L)

Teeth set cost ($/arch)

Bonding material ($/arch)

CAD design time (min/arch)

Technician rate ($/hr)

Finishing time (min/arch)

Tab to move between fields

Results

Total cost ($)

$442.67

≈ 8 tanks of gas

Turnaround (business days)

Material cost ($)$256.00

Base material ($)$150.00

Teeth cost ($)$90.00

Labor cost ($)$186.67

Total labor (hrs)4.7

Fabrication time (min)60

Savings vs traditional ($)-$82.67

Time saved vs traditional (days)10

How to Use This Calculator

Select the Fabrication Method (milled or printed) and Denture Type (full/partial).
Enter Puck/Resin cost, Teeth Set cost, and Bonding Material cost per arch.
Input CAD Design Time (min/arch) and Technician Rate ($/hr).
Enter Finishing Time (min/arch) to capture post-processing labor.
Review Total Cost per arch to compare digital workflow against conventional methods.

How the result changes with Technician rate ($/hr)

Technician rate ($/hr)	Total cost ($)	Turnaround (business days)
20	$349.33	4
70	$582.67	4
130	$862.67	4
180	$1,096.00	4

What each input means

Fabrication method: Select fabrication method.
Denture type: Select denture type.
PMMA puck cost ($): Cost per pre-polymerized PMMA disc for milling (typically $50-120).
Denture resin cost ($/L): Cost per liter of biocompatible denture base resin for printing.
Teeth set cost ($/arch): Cost per arch for prefabricated or 3D-printed teeth.
Bonding material ($/arch): Bonding agent and composite for attaching teeth to base.
CAD design time (min/arch): Minutes for digital denture design per arch (tooth arrangement, base contouring).
Technician rate ($/hr): Dental technician hourly rate.
Finishing time (min/arch): Time for polishing, characterization, and quality check per arch.

What each result means

Total cost ($): Complete cost for the digital denture case.
Material cost ($): All materials: base, teeth, and bonding.
Base material ($): PMMA puck or print resin cost.
Teeth cost ($): Prefabricated or printed teeth.
Labor cost ($): Technician labor for design, bonding, and finishing.
Total labor (hrs): Total hands-on technician hours.
Fabrication time (min): Milling or printing time (may be unattended).
Turnaround (business days): Estimated delivery time in business days.
Savings vs traditional ($): Cost difference compared to traditional analog denture workflow.
Time saved vs traditional (days): Days faster than traditional 2-3 week analog workflow.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Fabrication method = 0, Denture type = 1, PMMA puck cost ($) = 75, Denture resin cost ($/L) = 300 = 9 input(s) provided
Calculate Total cost
Total cost = totalMaterialCost + laborCost
442.67 = $442.67
Calculate Turnaround
Turnaround
4 = 4
Calculate Material cost
Material cost = totalBaseMaterial + totalTeethCost + totalBondingCost
256 = $256
Calculate Base material
Base material = baseMaterialCostPerArch * archMultiplier
150 = $150