Case Study: Trost Dental achieves better-fitting, more durable dentures and faster turnaround with Carbon

Going Digital Allowed Me to Deliver the Best Denture Possible for My Patients

Trost Dental, led by Dr. Lori Trost, faced the limits of traditional denture production—poor fit, frequent fractures, and multiple follow-up visits that reduced patient satisfaction and practice productivity. Seeking a better solution, Trost learned about Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (Carbon DLS) technology and the Lucitone Digital Print 3D denture system and partnered with a Carbon dental production lab to transition to a fully digital denture workflow.

By using Carbon’s platform and Lucitone Digital Print resin, Trost Dental produced stronger, more accurate dentures with fewer adjustments and faster replacement turnaround via cloud-stored digital files. The Carbon-enabled workflow delivered measurable gains: 33% higher productivity, 40% reduced chair time, growth from roughly 7–10 cases per year to about 5 per month (≈6×), and $350–$500 additional profit per arch, allowing Trost to match prior revenue with fewer chairs.

Trost Dental

Lori Trost

Founder