## An owner-operated, hand-crafted dental laboratory
Northwest Dental Studio is a fixed-prosthetics dental lab in Mount Prospect, Illinois. We make custom restorations for dentists — crowns, bridges, porcelain veneers, implant crowns and custom abutments, and inlays and onlays. We don't make dentures or partials, we don't outsource overseas, and we don't serve patients directly.
**Every case is hand-crafted in-house by the owner.** That sentence sounds small, but it's the entire difference between this lab and a corporate one. At larger labs, your case is touched by a dozen different hands — a designer, a miller, a stainer, a QC tech, a packer — and quality depends on every hand-off going right. Here, the same experienced technician owns the case from impression to insert.
## How we work with practices
We act as an extension of your team:
- **One point of contact.** When you call us about a case, you reach the technician working on it — the owner.
- **Honest case feedback.** If a prep or bite registration is going to fight us, we'll say so before we start — not after a remake.
- **Predictable turnaround.** Most fixed cases are in-lab for 7–10 working days. Complex multi-unit work takes longer; we tell you up front when a date is realistic.
- **Traditional impression workflow.** Send a quality PVS impression and bite registration — we'll handle the rest.
## Materials we work with
We invest in authentic, FDA-registered materials:
- **Ivoclar** — IPS e.max lithium disilicate, Empress Esthetic
- **3M** — Lava zirconia
- **Argen & KATANA** — monolithic and layered zirconia
- **Noble and high-noble alloys** — for PFM and full-cast restorations
Full material traceability on every case.
## Where we deliver
Northwest Dental Studio offers free local pickup and delivery to dental practices across the Chicago Northwest suburbs and the North Shore, including **Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Des Plaines, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Park Ridge, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights, Glenview, and Northbrook**. Cases outside our pickup route can be sent via Green Light Express — we'll cover return shipping on standing accounts.
## About us FAQs
What does owner-operated mean for my cases?
It means the same technician — the owner — waxes, invests, presses or casts, finishes, stains, and quality-checks every restoration that leaves this lab. There is no assembly-line hand-off and no overseas outsourcing.
Where is the lab located?
800 West Central Road, Suite 104N, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056. We serve dental practices across the Chicago Northwest suburbs and the North Shore.
Is the work done in-house?
Yes — 100 percent. Wax-up, investing, pressing, casting, layering, staining, finishing, and quality control all happen in our Mount Prospect lab. Nothing is sent overseas.
Do you make dentures or partials?
No. We are a fixed-prosthetics specialist — crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays, onlays, and implant restorations only.
How is this different from a larger dental laboratory?
Larger labs split a single case across many technicians — one designs, another mills, another stains, another QCs. Quality depends on every hand-off. At a hand-crafted, owner-operated lab, one experienced person owns the case from start to finish, so the case is consistent with what you ordered and what you've come to expect.
## Ready to send us a case?
We make it easy to try us with a single unit. Call **(847) 632-1092** or [open an account](/contact/) and we'll schedule a pickup.