Red carpet framework
Photography by W. Sobkowicz.
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“ I got new dentures from HIGHend. I just tried them on. They are done so well that I cannot tell the difference between my own teeth and the artificial ones! Absolutely amazing! ”
-Wesley-
Vöytex™ Full Denture
TECHNOLOGY
Founder
Wojciech Sobkowicz owns and operates the HighEnd Dental Laboratory in NJ, a boutique operation specializing exclusively in removable thermoplastic appliances. Mr Sobkowicz graduated from a dental school in Cracow, Poland, and then moved to the US. In 1999 he became a Valplast processor and dedicated his professional life to flexible restorations. As a Valplast/TCS specialist he worked in a number of dental labs in NY, including Aesthetic Dental Lab and American Dental (Bronx location), and in NJ, including Trio Dental Lab and Aqua Dent. During 2014-16 he traveled through Europe teaching hands-on courses and sharing his expertise in unbreakable materials used for removable restorations.
In 2018 Mr Sobkowicz developed a method of manufacturing FULL DENTURES out of Valplast and other resins, keeping them unbreakable, flexible and paper-thin. These dentures are the lightest type of dentures. Patients state that flexible palate lets them feel the taste of food better. Material used to create the body of the denture - nylon - is clinically unbreakable, so HighEnd Dental Laboratory covers the products with lifetime warranty. In addition to full dentures, Mr Sobkowicz created a way to install implant/attachment matrices in full and partial appliances.
Flexible partials were first developed in the early 1950s. Arpad Nagy of New York commercialized the first nylon-based flexible partial denture system, called Valplast, in 1953. Since then many attempts were made by numerous dental labs (even by Valplast Corporation itself) to manufacture full dentures made out of injectable nylon without any success until 2018 when Mr Sobkowicz developed the successful manufacturing method.
In 2020/2021 Mr. Sobkowicz, isolated in his lab due to the pandemic, continued his R&D passion for innovative solutions in the area of removable prosthesis, in particular hybrid appliances. He developed a method to make implant-supported dentures and bridges, screw-retained appliances, All-on-4s, and other hybrids out of injectable, FDA approved dental resins, keeping them totally unbreakable in mouth environment. He trademarked the invention.
Vöytex
™
TECHNOLOGY
Co-owner
Yuri Luzetski joined our lab in 2024, bringing on board vast professional experience, novel point of view, and effective digital solutions for the traditional, well-established lab functions. Yuri graduated from the School of Dental Technology in Lviv, Ukraine. He is a certified dental technician with 25 years of experience in the field. He is very highly skilled, proficient in crafting hi-quality dental removable prosthetics. He is focusing on selecting and advising among occlusal schemes and mastering all kinds of splints and ortho appliances as well. Yuri is eager to work efficiently and effectively with dentists and other dental professionals, providing fantastic chair-side assistance at the conversion, attachment pick up, bite reg, or delivery stage.