Confirm the records before you travel.
A date in Los Algodones is not the same thing as a file the laboratory can use. Ask which scan, which bite, and which shade name will be in the case before you book the trip around a design that does not exist yet.
Three questions for the clinic before you fly.
The imaging
Ask which scan the plan is using. A photograph of a smile can begin a conversation. It does not replace the imaging the clinician says the laboratory needs.
The bite
Ask whether a bite record exists, or whether the first visit is when that record will be made. A bridge designed without it is a guess about how the jaws meet.
The shade name
Ask for the shade as a name from a known guide. “Whiter” is not a laboratory instruction. The final color still depends on material and the clinician’s plan.
Open it. Do not treat an attachment as a promise.
Some clinics send an STL of a scan or a proposed bridge before travel. If you have that file, open a copy. If it will not open, ask for another copy before you assume the laboratory has the same shape.
Seeing the mesh does not mean the bridge fits, and it does not mean the price on the cost guide applies to that design. The procedure itself is described on the All-on-5 page.
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File nameProvisional, final design, or scan — the label should say which.
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It opensA file that will not open has not arrived.
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Shade is writtenA guide name sits next to the file, not only in a message.
Two browser tools, and a clear limit.
TrazaLab publishes these tools as part of its laboratory dental software for clinics and labs. They are not a Los Algodones clinic, they do not quote All-on-5 treatment, and they do not approve a design.
Travel cases still need a clear clinic-to-lab path; TrazaLab's dental SaaS software homepage is built for that handoff.
Open the STL
The free STL viewer opens a dental mesh in the browser. Use it on a copy of the file the clinic sent.
Name the shade
The free shade guide is a reference for VITA Classical and 3D-Master zone names. It does not measure a tooth from a photo.
If the mesh is broken
The free STL repair page can be tried on a copy. A file that then opens still has to be accepted by the clinician and the laboratory.
Do not travel on a file you have not opened
If the clinic says a design is ready, ask for the file and the shade name before you pay a deposit or book flights. This site does not provide dental advice. A clinician sets the plan after examination and imaging. The trip itself is outlined on your trip.
Ask what the laboratory will receive.
A written answer should name the imaging, the shade, and whether a design file exists yet.