week 6 Flashcards
types of wax (4)
- firm wax
- medium wax
- soft wax
- lip wax
used as a wound filler; can be used to fill large cavities or to model basic facial feature shapes
firm wax
used to give final form and shape to facial features
medium wax
used to recreate skin texture or delicate facial features
soft wax
soft wax usually tinted for mucous membranes or to bring line of closure to mouth
lip wax
- soften wax by the heat of your hand, add cosmetic and mix together.
- soften by mixing with massage cream, petroleum jelly, the cosmetic itself, or applying heat such as a hair dryer
soften and coloring wax
adding talcum powder or corn starch or cooling the wax
hardening wax
other media to use to form shape of features
-clay, latex, silicone, paper cache, cotton, collodion
most important phrase you will ever hear in restorative art is
“clean, firm, dry”
-nothing can be done until all 3 conditions have been met
a discoloring caused by a foreign matters, cannot be removed by embalming
stains
any abnormal color in or on the body; can be removed by embalming
discoloration
What does clean mean?
all on surface of the skin; extravascular
can take off the body with soap and water
blood/ paint
can take off the body with rubbing alcohol
adhesives
can take off the body with kerosene
tar/creosote
can take off the body with dawn dishsoap
grease/ oil
can take off the body with bleach
iodine/nictoine residue
can take off the body with acetone, lemon juice
ink
can take off the body with turpentine
oil based paint
intravascular discoloration ; clean continuation
- bleaching agents
- surface compress or hypodermic bleaching
- bleach on skin
bleaching agents include
- cavity fluid
- phenol and alcohol
- preservative gel
- special bleaching fluids
tissues must be solid to apply waxes and other feature building products.
-can be achieved by ; hypodermic injection and/or chemical compress
firm
first achieved by drying the tissues
- removing cotton or towel to remove moisture
- phenol or cavity are excellent cauterants
- sealants (liquid sealer, hobby cement, air aron alpha, nail polish,
dry
actually creates a chemical burn, sealing tissues and preventing further leakage
cauterant
vertical measurement
length
horizontal or transervse measurement
width
the measurement of the extension of any part beyond its surroundings
projection
the second most important view
bilateral form
valuable to compare feature alignment
direct view