Complete Denture

6th Semester Skill Lab

Complete dentures can be either “conventional” or “immediate.” Made after the teeth have been removed and the gum tissue has begun to heal, a conventional denture is ready for placement in the mouth about eight to 12 weeks after the teeth have been removed

after boiling out

before polishing

if you look closely to my CD (the left one) you can see how the angle is just not right.. that’s because of my bite rim happened to look like a “horseshoe” rather than a letter “U”. SO make sure you make the right bite rim! because that’ll affect the other steps..

after polishing

I know.. I know.. it should cover up to the vestibulum, but.. it just happened okay.. and I don’t have time to fix it. It happened because of the undercut from the plaster when I did the flasking process. SO my advice is… make sure you don’t have any undercut when you flask!

Removable Partial Denture

6th Semester Skill Lab

Removable partial dentures usually consist of replacement teeth attached to pink or gum-colored plastic bases. Depending on your needs, your dentist will design a partial denture for you. A partial denture may have a metal framework and clasps that connect to your teeth, or they can have other connectors that are more natural looking. In some cases, a removable partial denture is made to attach to your natural teeth with devices called precision attachments. Precision attachments are generally more esthetic than clasps.

here are some videos to watch and learn: teeth setting & acrylic processing

Dental Bridge

6th Semester Skill Lab

Bridge is made up of two or more crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap — these two or more anchoring teeth are called abutment teeth — and a false tooth/teeth in between. These false teeth are called pontics and can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain, or a combination of these materials. Dental bridges are supported by natural teeth or implants.

Bridge can:

• Restore your smile
• Restore the ability to properly chew and speak
• Maintain the shape of your face
• Distribute the forces in your bite properly by replacing missing teeth
• Prevent remaining teeth from drifting out of position

abutment prep

wax up

The result on working study / occludator

Result

Splinting: Continuous

6th Semester Skill Lab

Loss of tooth-supporting structures results in tooth mobility. Increased tooth mobility adversely affects function, aesthetics, and the patient’s comfort.

Splints are used to over-come all these problems. When faced with the dilemma of how to manage periodontally compromised teeth, splinting of mobile teeth to stronger adjacent teeth is a viable option. This prolongs the life expectancy of loose teeth, gives stability for the periodontium to reattach, and improves comfort, function and aesthetics.

Although splinting has been used since ancient times, it has been a topic of controversy because of its ill effects on oral health, including poor oral hygiene and adverse effects on supporting teeth.

Here are some videos to watch and learn: Continuous splint pt 1 & pt 2

Intermaxillary Fixation: Ivy Loop

6th Semester Skill Lab

Indications:

1. Maxillofacial Fractures Requiring Occlusal Control
2. Maxillomandibular fixation (MMF)
3. Temporary occlusal orientation for placement of rigid internal fixation

Advantages:

1. Simple and Quick to Apply
2. Clean (oral hygiene improved)
3. Will not Tend to Obstruct Mandibular Reduction
4. Good with Multiple Missing Teeth or Edentulous Spans

Disadvantages:

1. Does Not Lend to Elastic Therapy
2. No Continuous Occlusal Level (superior tension band) Control
3. Not Useful to Stabilize Teeth

here’s a video to watch and learn: Ivy Loop

Tooth Extraction

5th Semester Skill Lab

Maxillary Forceps

Mandibular Forceps

credit to my skill mates A1 for the awesome photos :))

Suturing

5th Semester skill Lab

Suturing used to achieve functional and esthetic results, it also decrease the potential for postoperative infections occurrence. 

You’ll need:

Simple suture/ Simple interrupted suture

Indications: single tooth extraction, 3rd molar extraction flap, biopsies, implants, etc.

Advantages: most commonly used technique, preferred in urgent situations and it is easy to remove, failure of one is inconsequential of the others.

Disadvantages: it does not bring all surfaces into contact and less supportive for healing of the flap margins.

Cytological diagnoses for the early detection of oral cancer

5th Semester Skill Lab

Exfoliative cytology is an easy, non-invasive procedure and hence could be carried out even on slightest suspicion regarding the nature of the given lesion. Although the reliability of oral exfoliative cytology has been questioned by many studies.

preparation (using papanicolaou stain)

under microscope (40x magnification)

Note from me, if you have lesions that persist and never recover for more than 2 weeks even though you have been given medication, then you should suspect it and immediately get a dentist to check it up!!

Root Canal Treatment & Crown Post and Core

4th Semester Skill Lab

you’ll need:

k file 8

endo block

pp

k file 6

k file 10

k file 15-40

guttap

smooth broach

endo block

peeso reamer

spreader

k file 45-80

barbed broach

protaper

irigation needle

Here are the results:

Root Canal Treatment & Crown Post and Core

 

Dental Crown

4th Semester Skill Lab

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped “cap” that is placed over a tooth– to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, and improve its appearance.

you’ll need:

 

Here are the results:

All Ceramic Crown prep & build up (carving with wax…)

PCC & SSC Prep

basically, all dental crown preparation procedure are almost the same, you need to make the damaged tooth smaller so it can fit into the crown that later you’ll make…