2. Objectives
At the end of the presentation we should
be able to:
1. Describe all laboratory steps in making a
RPD.
2. Differentiate the types of block- out.
3. Why do we need to know the lab
procedures???
Knowledge of the laboratory phase of
partial denture construction is essential for
the clinician, who must assume total
responsibility for the design and the quality
control of all aspects of its construction.
7. Step 3: Duplicating a Stone Cast
A stone cast may be duplicated for many
reasons:
i. Preservation of original casts
ii. Processing of interim prosthesis
iii. To check the fit of the framework
8. iv. A stone cast may also be duplicated with
block-out of wax for:
Formation of investment (refractory) cast for
framework fabrication
37. The burnout procedure serves three
purposes:
i. Drives off the moisture in the mould
ii. Vaporizes and thus eliminates the pattern,
leaving a cavity in the mold
iii. Expands the mold to compensate for
contraction of the metal on cooling.
Abutment contour should be altered during mouth preparations in the following sequence.
Proximal surface is prepared parallel to path of insertion to create guiding plane
Height of contour on buccal (and lingual) is lowered when necessary to permit clasp placement to be located more favorably (i.e., middle-gingival 3rd). Tooth reduction should be parallel to the guide plane reduction, followed by contouring the tooth occlusal to the new height of contour to allow a gradual convergence.
Labial reduction demonstrating favorable location of height of contour and mesio-buccal undercut location. Occlusal convergence of height of contour is also evident.
Spoon-shaped disto-occlusal rest preparation that will direct occlusal forces along long axis of tooth should be the final step in mouth preparation.
A stone cast maybe duplicated
Sprue: Part of casting that acts as a channel for the molten metal to flow into the mold cavity after the wax has been eliminated.
A) Blockout on the master cast with Ney blockout wax (can withstand high temperature)
Paralleled Blockout: Proximal tooth surfaces to be used as guiding planes and below height of contour.
On buccal and lingual surfaces to locate wax patterns for clasp arms.
Arbitrary Blockout: Labial surfaces and labial undercuts not involved in RPD design.
Relief wax is placed in the edentulous areas
Beneath lingual bar connectors
Areas in contact with thin tissues
Preformed plastic wax patterns are available which are made from soft plastic material which tend to stretch on removal from their backing.
Before the actual waxing can begin, the design must once again be transferred on the refractory cast (beading the master cast helps in this procedure).
Sprue: Part of casting that acts as a channel for the molten metal to flow into the mold cavity after the wax has been eliminated.
* Diagrammatic representation of a dental casting mold
Properties of Sprues:
they should be large enough to accommodate the entering molten metal and of the proper shape to lead the metal into the mold cavity quickly.
Should provide a reservoir of molten metal from which the casting may draw during solidification, thus preventing porosity caused by shrinkage.
The investments used for RPD casting is ethyl silicate bonded investments and the alloys mainly used are chromium- cobalt or titanium.
DEFINITION:“Casting is the process by which a wax pattern of a prosthesis is fabricated and converted to its metallic replica”
Finning: occurs when the investment is heated up too fast.
Incomplete casting: due to lack of alloy, narrow sprue, improper angulation …
Porosity: due to particles that attach to the sprue or fall in the molten metal, gaseous porosity due to gases which become dissolved…
Oversized or undersized, due to shrinkage, or improper consturaction…
Gross finishing is accomplished with abrasive stones or sintered diamonds (except at contact areas)
Polishing; framework finished with a rubber polishing point prior to final “high-shine” polish.
The following rules for finishing are important:
High speeds are preferable to low speeds.
The wheels or points and the speed of their rotation should do the cutting.
A definite sequence for finishing should be adopted and followed for every framework.
Clean polishing wheels should be used.
Each finishing operation should completely remove all scratches left by the preceding one.