Unit 7. Dental Laboratory Flashcards
What is define as OFFICE OR WORKSHOP WHERE MATERIALS ARE
PROCESSED TO OBTAIN PRODUCTS ( DENTAL
PROSTHESIS) WHICH ARE USED FOR THE PREVENTION
AND REHABILITATION OF THE FUNCTION AND
AESTHETIC OF THE STOMATOLOGIC SYSTEM
Dental lab
What are the two types of dental labs?
- didactic lab (like at school)
- Lab for clinical support
What are the areas of the dental labs? (3)
- reception area
- humid area
- dry area
What is the reception area in the dental lab?
INDEPENDENT AREA
WHERE THE ORDERS FROM CLINICS ARE
RECEIVED
What is the humid area in the dental lab?
AREA WHERE WATER IS
REQUIRED FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN
MATERIALS
What is the dry area in the dental lab?
WATER FREE
AREA FOR THE EXECUTION OF
PRECISE WORKS
What are the two types of working places?
-standing up and sitting down
What is found in the working place? (6)
- WORKING TABLE
- CHAIR/SIT
- LIGHTING SYSTEM
- SUCTION SYSTEM AND WASTE MATERIALS
COLLECTION - PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- LINKED TO AN ENERGY SOURCE EQUIPMENT
What are the lamp types found in the working place? (3)
- incandescent
- discharge
- LED (diode light emitter)
What are the types of light systems? (2)
- concentrated (mostly used)
- dispersed
What are the basic instruments used in the dental lab associated with plaster? (4)
- PLASTER BOWL
- PLASTER SPATULA
- PLASTER KNIFE
- PLASTER MODELS SOCLES
What instruments are used in dental labs? (6)
- alginate spatula
- plaster spatula
- plaster knife
- wax knife
- cement spatula
- silicone bowls
What is the basic equipment in the dental lab? (10)
- worktops and sinks
- Dental Vacuum-mixer
- Plaster vibrators
- Plaster trimmers
- Bunsen burner
- Alcohol Burner
- Laboratory handpiece
- Polishers
- Dental thermoformers
- Wax heater
What does a dental vacuum mixer do?
-mixes plasters and silicones
What options does the dental vacuum-mixer have? (3)
- handsfree
- vibration
- electronic programmable timing systems
