Prosthodontics

Just moments before this provisional FDP is "thrown to the curb", I want to show you how ribbond has increased the strength of this FDP.

This patient has a relatively thick biotype - or - well - would best be suited for a gingivectomy (maxillary anterior). After fiddling with his crown extraorally for a few minutes, his gingiva has collapsed onto the prep. What would...

What a great technique - prep the denture impression in a mix of pumice and plaster (1:1) to create a boxing area for a denture impression. Grind it into a circle on the model trimmer, box with a pano and voia - denture impression...

I'm using vaseline to mark the contacts. Typically, articulating paper will not mark on a new shiny restoration. You either have to rough it with a bur, air abrade, or coat it with copalite. This is the easiest method. It prevents...

A discussion with in house lab tech Professor Bates on how a wrought wire clasp is repaired in the dental lab. Thanks to our in lab dental host: Professor Bates who took time to walk us through this procedure.

I wish I had these in dental school. I have no idea how I was able to create an esthetic provisional FDP without these. There are many different kinds of disks - some more flexible than others - you'll just have to find what works...

Here is where the true magic of the dual arch impression comes in - the relation of the maxillary and mandibular arches are captured in a single impression.

Here are 2 neat tricks that I learned from Dr. K and Dr. Alann Draye - cool the impression compound before you lie it on the tray paper - and - 2 little sticks can be melted together to form one

I"m creating this video b/c I KNOW that in 2 years, I'm going to forget how to do this.plain and simple. There never seems to be an easy way to select teeth from the catalog.