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Tips and Techniques For Partial Dentures
1. Place your electronic scale into a clear Ziploc bag to protect from spilled investment when measuring. Makes for easy clean up and will extend the life of your scale.
2. Post a calendar on the side of your duplication machine. Mark which day you put new hydrocolloid into your machine and also mark each day you cook down. This will help you know exactly when it is time to change the material and will eliminate the guesswork.
3. Don’t try to get that one last melt on your duplicating material-money spent on trying to fit inaccurate castings not worth money saved on duplicating material.
4. Check calibration on duplicating machine. Material lasts longer when not overheated and kept at lowest temperature possible in holding tank (130 degrees F).
5. Always measure investment material and liquid! This is important for great fits!
6. When opening a new container of investment-mix by kneading investment in bag it comes in, or roll container on floor before opening. Settling can occur during shipment and particles can separate.
7. Frequently clean out your wax pots-keep your wax up debris free.
8. Attend partial denture trainings (we have several) to keep abreast of changes and learn from fellow technicians. Learning spurs excitement in your technicians.
9. Use timers! Play close attention to setting times-difference between a great fitting casting and a so-so fitting casting.
10. Make sure when do subsequent melt downs of duplicating material, that you add liquid left in the bottom of the bucket, this will help reconstitute material and help life expectancy. Keep survey table clean of wax -this will assure an accurate survey and block out.
11. During partial denture framework duplication process, the temperature of the water for cooling should be approximately 55 degrees F. Colder water may cause too rapid chilling, freezing or distortion of the hydrocoloid.
12. Always use a wax pencil for transferring design to your refractory. Never use a graphite pencil as the deposits left by this type of pencil may not be completely burned-out in the furnace causing pitting and other imperfections.
13. When spruing your wax up-care must be taken that the connection points do not produce and sharp angles.
