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Read the articleMidtown Manhattan · Since 1988
The Manhattan dental lab for cases that demand more.
For over 30 years, Advanced Dental Laboratory has helped dentists create new smiles by restoring old ones. Digital and traditional workflows, under one roof at 274 Madison Avenue.
- Founded
- 1988
- Turnaround
- 4–5 lab days
- Same / next day
- Crowns, repairs, flippers
Welcome to your dental lab
Not simply a laboratory, a resource for you and your team.
Advanced Dental Laboratory is built on a foundation of service and on strong, lasting relationships with our clients. Our doctors and their staff know we are a source of support and knowledge, and a personal extension of their team.
Our technicians come from around the globe, and many have been part of our team for years. We stay at the forefront of dental technology, with guided surgical services and implant restorative work alongside classic ceramics.
Meet the labWhat we make
Three disciplines, one lab.
Inside the lab
Craftsmanship meets technology.
Digital precision where it matters, a technician’s hand where it counts. Twelve seconds inside our Madison Avenue lab.
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Designed digitally
Every case begins in CAD, designed by our technicians.
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Milled & printed in house
Wet milling for ceramics and in-house 3D printing.
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Finished by hand
Stain mixed at the bench, inspected under magnification, glazed with a brush.
Signature zirconia
Zerapure™. Our own formula.
Our proprietary multilayered esthetic zirconia. A 3Y / 4Y / 5Y gradient balances ideal strength with lifelike esthetics, from single posterior crowns to full-arch restorations.
“We’ve worked years on perfecting the ideal formula.”
Solutions to support you
Have the confidence you need, with us by your side.
- Chairside support at your office
- Custom shade taking at our lab (on-site visits for Manhattan offices)
- Custom staining at our laboratory
- Advanced case planning
- Same-day and next-day turnaround for flippers, repairs and crowns
- Remote design review with our technicians, via Client Services
Digital workflow
Partnered across the digital ecosystem.
CAD/CAM restorations and zirconia implant abutments, from the scanners and software you already use. Verified full-arch implant records with OptiSplint and Scan Logic by IPD.
How to send a scan- 3Shape
- iTero (Lab ID 4364)
- Medit
- Shining 3D
- Straumann AXS
- DS Core
- Dexis
- exocad
- Dentsply Sirona CEREC inLab
- BlueSkyBio
- Carestream
- Atlantis
- Nobel Biocare
- Z-Systems ceramic implants
- Preat
- OptiSplint
- Scan Logic by IPD
Two generations of excellence
Founded in 1988. Family-led today.
Boris Abayev began his dental journey in Israel in 1981 and founded Advanced Dental Laboratory in New York in 1988. David, trained under his father, carries the lab into its next generation, with the same personal attention to every case and every doctor.
As featured in NY Smiles Magazine: “The Concierge Dental Lab.”
Our storyWhat dentists say
In their own words.
I’ve worked with labs in NYC for the past 30 years. And have worked with a few well regarded master ceramist. David’s is the most detailed, smart and customer centric lab I have worked with by a large margin. He delivers consistently and works with you regardless of the case complexity. My first case was a ceramic implant which was aesthetically challenging. His work surpassed my previous labs and have been a client since. …
David and his team at Advanced Dental Lab are truly exceptional. The quality of their work is consistently outstanding, with incredible attention to detail, fit, and esthetics. Communication is seamless, turnaround times are reliable, and they genuinely care about helping you deliver the best possible result for your patients. They feel like an extension of our clinical team. Highly recommend.
Advanced Dental is hands down the best lab I’ve worked with. Their work is consistently precise, beautiful, and reliable. Communication is always easy, and they truly care about the final result. Highly recommend to any dentist looking for a trusted lab partner.Thank you David and your team for your dedication and expertise!
Advanced Dental has been providing the best quality work and attention to detail for our entire practice and patients for so many years. As a dentist, I’ve worked with many labs, and advanced lab has far exceeded my expectations and has now become the only lab we use. Our patients have beautiful teeth thanks to their amazing work. Whenever I have questions or need assistance, they are just a phone call away and are always able to help. I can’t thank David and his team enough! Always and forever my first choice.
I have used Advanced for many years; their work is top flite. David is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and very invested in making sure his work is what we need.
I send patients to him for shades routinely, which is an enormous service to me and the patient.
Free Scanner Program
Go digital, with no equipment cost.
Partner with Advanced Dental Laboratory and we place an iTero or Straumann intraoral scanner in your office, free of equipment cost, and help you set it up.
- iTero or Straumann, placed in your practice at no equipment cost
- No trays or impression material; scans reach our lab the moment you send them
- Setup help from our team, connected straight to the lab
For dentists
Sending a case is simple.
Scan or impression
Send a digital scan from your scanner, or prepare a conventional impression with your Rx.
Pickup or FedEx
Local pickup and delivery across the NY metro area. FedEx shipping anywhere in the continental US.
Crafted & returned
Typically 4–5 lab days; complex cases need longer. Same-day or next-day for flippers, repairs and crowns.
We accept scans from iTero, 3Shape, Medit, Shining 3D, Straumann AXS, Dexis, DS Core and more. Our iTero Lab ID is 4364; other systems can link to us via info@adlny.com.
From the lab
Resources.
Practical guides for dentists, written at our Madison Avenue bench.
Crown & Veneer Prep Guidelines Your Lab Wishes You Knew
Reduction guidelines for e.max, zirconia and veneers, plus margin design, the prep mistakes behind remakes, and a scan and impression checklist.
Read the articleSending an All-on-X Case: What Your Lab Needs
The records an All-on-X case needs (scans, bite, photos, verified implant records), a stage-by-stage workflow, guideWORX guides and a checklist.
Read the articleQuestions
What do dentists ask before sending a case?
Where is Advanced Dental Laboratory located?
274 Madison Avenue, Suite 1701, between 39th & 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY 10016. Open Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm. Call 212.889.8812 or email info@adlny.com.
How long does a case take?
Typically 4–5 lab days; complex cases need longer. Same-day or next-day for flippers, repairs and crowns.
What does the lab make?
Aesthetic fixed restorations (multilayer and full-contour zirconia, IPS e.max, porcelain veneers, inlays and onlays, PFM), implant restorations with custom titanium and zirconia abutments, All-on-X hybrids, guideWORX surgical guides, and removables including dentures, Valplast partials and chrome-cobalt frameworks.
Which intraoral scanners do you accept?
We accept scans from iTero, 3Shape, Medit, Shining 3D, Straumann AXS, Dexis, DS Core and more. Our iTero Lab ID is 4364; other systems can link to us via info@adlny.com.
Do you pick up cases?
We serve dentists nationwide. Local pickup and delivery across the NY metro area, including Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island; FedEx shipping anywhere in the continental US, to 274 Madison Avenue, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10016. Call by 12 noon, Monday–Friday, for guaranteed same-day pickup in Manhattan. After noon, we still pick up as soon as we can. Outside Manhattan, pickup in our local area is usually the next business day (Monday–Friday). Request a pickup on our Pickup & Supplies page or call 212.889.8812.
Is there a warranty?
Every restoration we make carries a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects. We take any restoration failure seriously, so each concern is reviewed individually and the options are discussed directly with you, the doctor.