Lab Station Exam Flashcards
Alignate impression mixing time:
45-60 sec
Time available from start of mixing time to final time at which impression can be seated without distortion:
Working time
Time required for solution to gel reaction:
Setting time
Setting time may also be called:
Gelation
Setting time for alginate impression:
3-4 minutes
What should the thickness of uniform distribution of an alginate impression material be:
2-6mm
Describe how to remove an impression from patients mouth:
Sharp snapping action after breaking border seal, do not twist or rock
Criteria for accurate casts:
- Free of _____/____
- Surface should be ___, ___ & free from ____
- Should extend to all ____
- Base should be ____ thick at thinnest place
- Base should be ____
- Base should not interfere with ______
- Casts should have a horizontal land area of _____ at the _____
- Side walls of the base should be trimmed ____
- Should be accurate & in _____; otherwise remake
- Should appear ___ & free from any ___ & ____
- voids/nodules
- hard, dense; grinding sludge
- required areas
- 10-15mm thick
- Flat
- articulation
- 2-3mm; periphery of vestibule
- vertical
- MIP
- clean; debris or sludge
Label A-D:
a) Facebow
b) Index/levels
c) Transfer assembly
d) Orbital pointer
The type of facebow used in lab:
Arbitrary type: Denar slidematic facebow
What is the purpose of a facebow:
Record spatial relationship of maxillary arch to anatomic reference points
How do we determine the third point of reference?
43mm from maxillary incisor incisal edge
The third point of reference should be:
Repeatable & reproducible
Label A-E:
a) upper member
b) lower member
c) anterior/incisal pin
d) mounting ring
e) condylar mechanism
What type of articulator is an Arcon?
Semi-adjustable
Describe an Arcon Semi-adjustable articulator:
Condyles in lower member & condylar inclination in upper member
The purpose of an articulator is:
A mechanical device that simulates mandibular movements of condyles in their fossa
When articulating the lower cast, adjust the incisal guide pin to ____ & use:
0 degrees; 2-step mounting technique
Tooth dependent position which is independent of condylar position:
Maximum intercuspation
Describe MI:
Maximum intercuspation- tooth dependent position independent of condylar position
TMJ dependent position which is independent of tooth position:
Centric relation
Describe CR:
Centric relation- Condyles in most anterior-superior position, independent of tooth position
Important for deprogramming muscles of mastication to achieve and successfully record CR:
Anterior Deprogrammer
Anterior deprogrammer is important for ____ to achieve & successfully record _____
Deprogramming muscles of mastication; CR