7. FABRICATE A BITE RIM
SINCE THE VERTICAL WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE ORIGINAL, NO WAX
BITE WAS NECESSARY. THE RIM WAS MADE TO THE OUTLINE USING A
VLC MATERIAL.
8. SELECT TEETH
WE SELECTED THE MOULD AND SHADE TO MATCH THE PREVIOUS
APPLIANCE AND THE OPPOSING FULL UPPER DENTURE.
9. DENTURE SETUP
THE CASE WAS SET UP AND BALANCED. CURVE OF SPEE AND WILSON
WERE UTILIZED. EXCURSIVE AND PROTUSIVE FUNCTION UTILIZED.
10. FLASKING DENTURE
APPLIANCE IS REMOVED FROM THE ARTICULATOR. LUBRICANT IS
APPLIED TO CAST AND FLASK. FIRST POUR IS DONE IN PLASTER.
11. SEPARATING FIRST POUR
APPLY TWO COATS OF SEPARATOR ON PLASTER AND MASTER CAST. DO
NOT APPLY SEPARATOR TO THE DENTURE. ALLOW THE SEPARATOR TO
DRY BETWEEN COATS.
12. SECOND POUR
INSERT THE SECOND PART OF THE FLASK AND MIX FLOW STONE TO
CREATE THE SECOND POUR. POUR SLOWLY TO MINIMIZE THE
BUBBLES.
FLOW STONE FROM WHIPMIX DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF
VIBRATION AND IN GENERAL WILL CREATE A NICE SMOOTH FINISH.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE EDGES OF THE FLASK CLEANED,
OTHERVISE THE STONE WILL LEAK OUT OF THE SIDES OF THE FLASK.
POUR ONLY ENOUGH STONE TO BARELY COVER THE INCISAL AND
OCCLUSAL SURFACES OF THE TEETH.
14. SECOND POUR CLEAN UP
USE A DRY OR A GLOVED FINGER TO REMOVE
THE STONE FROM THE INCISAL AND OCCLUSAL
SURFACES OF THE TEETH. THIS STEP WILL HELP
WITH DEFLASKING LATER ON.
WAIT UNTIL THE STONE IS SLIGHTLY SET UP
BEFORE DOING SO.
THE SURFACE OF THE STONE WILL BECOME
SLIGHTLY HAZY WHEN STONE IS STARTING TO
SET UP.
25. RINSE
RINSE THE FLASK AND MODELS WITH CLEAN
BOILING WATER FROM A SEPARATE SOURCE.
26. SEPARATOR
AS SOON AS THE FLASK IS DRY, APPLY TWO
COATS OF SEPARATOR ON THE MODELS. ALLOW
TO DRY THOROUGHLY BETWEEN COATS. USE
GREAT CARE TO AVOID APPLYING THE
SEPARATOR TO ANY OF THE TOOTH SURFACES.
USE SMALL BRUSH TO APPLY SEPARATOR
AROUND THE TEETH.
28. COOL THE FLASK
ALLOW FLASK TO COOL TO ROOM
TEMPERATURE.
MAKE SURE NOT TO SKIP THIS STEP.
IF THE FLASK IS PACKED HOT, IT WILL CAUSE
POROSITY IN ACRYLIC.
29. BONDING AGENT
APPLY BONDING AGENT TO EXPOSED SURFACES OF
THE TEETH. THIS WILL ENSURE PROPER ADHESION
BETWEEN BASE ACRYLIC AND TOOTH SURFACE.
30. MIXING ACRYLIC
PLEASE FOLLOW MANUFACTURER’S
SPECIFICATIONS WHEN MIXING ACRYLIC.
ALWAYS ADD POWDER TO LIQUID TO AVOID
BUBBLES.
31. PACKING ACRYLIC
PLACE A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACRYLIC DOUGH
DIRECTLY ON THE TEETH. PLACE A SEPARATING
SHEET ON TOP OF THE ACRYLIC. CLOSE THE
FLASK AND PLACE IN THE PNEUMATIC PRESS FOR
TRIAL PACKING.
REMOVE FLASK FROM THE PRESS. OPEN THE
FLASK AND REMOVE THE SEPARATING SHEET.
ADD ANOTHER SMALL AMOUNT OF ACRYLIC
OVER THE INITIAL ACRYLIC.
33. ADDING ACRYLIC
PLACE ADDITIONAL ACRYLIC. PUT A
SEPARATING SHEET AND INSERT IN THE
PNEUMATIC PRESS.
KEEP ADDING ACRYLIC INCREMENTALLY UNTIL
THE ENTIRE MOULD IS FILLED.
MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN FROM ANY
FOREIGN DEBRIS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE
CONTAMINATED DENTURE BASE.
36. FINAL CLOSING
CLOSE THE FLASK WITHOUT ANY SEPARATING SHEETS, AND
PLACE IN THE PNEUMATIC PRESS ON A FINAL CLOSE SETTING.
37. BENCH CURE
PLACE FLASK IN THE PROCESSING PRESS AND
CLOSE TIGHTLY.
ALLOW CASE TO BENCH CURE FOR TWENTY
MINUTES.
BENCH CURING WILL INCREASE ADHESION
BETWEEN THE TEETH AND THE BASE ACRYLIC,
AS WELL AS REDUCE POROSITY IN THICKER
DENTURE BASES.