Week 10 Session 3

Unit 6ADT4305

Run a pencil around the pin-dam to help with the cutting of

the second sheet of wax.

3

Pencil line can be seen through the wax sheet to help you cut

it to size

Cut and shape a length of

strengthening wire to fit 5mm

inside the pindam,

terminating 5mm short of the post-dam

4

Run a blunt blade along the pindam to cut the wax up to and into the

prepared groove

Any areas that are short of wax should be filled with molten modelling wax prior to the application of the second sheet of

wax

Setting the two teeth

7

The central incisor stands vertical or at right angles to the

occlusal plane

The lateral incisor leans slightly away

from the median line

Approximate position of replacement teeth

9

Artificial replacement teeth are supplied on separate cards of anteriors and posteriors of an appropriate

shape for the case that is being made

Tooth mould code

Tooth shade code

10

Trim the tooth carefully to fit

around the model so it fits

against the mesial surface

of the other central

11

Palatal view should show that the tooth follows the natural

curvature of the dental arch

12

The buccal face of the tooth should

be angled to reflect the neighbouring

central incisor

13

The lateral incisor is placed but remember to raise it off the

occlusal plane by 1mm

14

15

The lateral incisor is titled back further

than the central incisor