Mock up/Wax up is a production of wax models in the laboratory, based on the impression of the existing situation in your mouth. It allows the alignment of patients’ wishes and real possibilities for developing a prosthetic replacement. The patient has the opportunity to see the result of the work before beginning to grinde the teeth, and if there are any changes to be done, they can be recorded and applied in the final work.

From a wax model made in laboratory based on a patient’s picture, the teeth are replicated with composite materials to the existing condition in the mouth, allowing the patient to see in the mirror doing different facial expressions. This is a very effective diagnosis when making esthetic crowns and veneers on the frontal teeth. However, such type of diagnosis depends largely on clinical examination and is not always possible.