Curing
& Dewaxing
Book Name - Textbook Of Prosthodontics
Author Name - Deepak Nallaswami Veeraiyan
Edition - 2nd
Publisher - Jaypee
Section - 1. Complete Denture
Page No. - 265 ( 2.A.3 )
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2A3, Flasking Procedure
asstopcock grease shouldbe
stead ef Betoltur (0 avoid
‘Amixof dental piaster and stone ina ratio ot 1:
into the body till the level of the occlusal/incisal surfaces
of the teeth. This is the second pour, Since the cast was
positioned such that the occlusal plane is parallel to the
floor, the occlusal surfaces of the teeth will be evenly
exposed. If the occlusal surfaces of the teeth are notea
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Packing
Curing
Cooling
Defiasing
2.1, Preparation of the Trial Denture
After torn, the trial dentures are placed en the east ond]
‘ealed to the cast using additional wax. Ths is cone so|
‘hat the relationship of the tal denture and the cast sno
aitered during disarticulation (Fig. 121).
2.8.2. Disorticulation
In an aricuttor with remounting plates. dsariculation i
‘ly carried out by unscrewing the remounting pites. in
anarieuator without any remounting plates the mounting
‘from the articutator, they 2re soaked in slurry water.
2A3. Flasking Procedure
Aslicone mould release, suchas stopcock greate should be
Used on inner ask surface instead of petrolatum to avers
Sone oF plaster using a 2-pour or 3-pour technique, The
asks made of three components namely rounded tisn-
‘gular base, counter or body and the lid. When ft together
‘tho ask s held n postion with the help ofa clamp,
The base ofthe Masks file! wath dental plaster. This is
the frst pour The cast with the wa pattern is immersed
Into the pastefill base. The cast should be immersed
‘only atthe center of the bate. It should be immersed
Into the base such thet the occlusal plane ofthe tral
‘dentures parle tothe floor fig. 123).
Fig. 123:Posecring na can intnebose ct
Fig. 124: veseng a cst ne tae te ask
‘Theplaster inthe base investing pastel iscontoutedto
form agradual slope fromthe land areacthecastto the
‘edge ofthe base ofthe flask In case of lower cats, the
‘etm pad is very high and its dificlt te produce
2 gradual slope with the investing plaster Hence, care
should be taken to obtain the maximum gradual ope
pasible. The land area ofthe base of the flask should
nat be covered with investing plaster Fig. 122),
‘Once the base s invested, 9 separating medium (ds
‘cussed in deta below) applied inal areas where gyp-
sum is exposed, Separating medium should be apoed
in single-sided strokes in order to protect the continuity
ofthe membrane
Surface tension reducing agent can be applied over the
wwax patter in order to improve the wettability of the
second pour of gyptum aver the wax pattern"
ce the separating medium dries. the body ofthe Nask
pores
Intothe bocy tithe level of the occlusal surfaces
the teeth This isthe second pour Since the cast was
positioned such thatthe occlusal plane is parale! tothe
Miao, the occlusal surfaces ofthe teeth will be evenly
exposed, If the occlusal surfaces of the teeth are not
evenly exposed it inelcates thatthe occlusal plane is
‘ot parallel tothe Naor Figs. 125A and 8)
+The secord pour is allowed 10 set and another layer of
‘separating medium w apoled Care should be taken to
cavaid apelying separating medium over the exposed
fecclusal surfaces of the teeth
The third pour of cert plasters poured toil the body.
The lids placed on the body and closed. Exces plaster
Inallowed toescape out The lampis tightened to hold
the askin postion Fig, 126)
Te advantage of three-pour technique is that I fac
tates easy removal ofthe denture ater curing Ifa two
‘pour techniques tobe used, then the second and thi
‘ours are replaced by a single pout
Alter Rashng, the Mask is left undisturbed for 30-60
‘minutes so thatthe investing plaster reaches its fnal
setting time
Eada Dowaring Pow Gul)
done to remove the wax in the was
mag The ane Bong water
'5 minutes. Before placing the fask nto the waterbath the
lamp should te loosened. Dewaring is done to jst soften
the wax and met
‘Dewasxing for a prolonged time wil lea to leaching of
the wai inte the investing plaster? Once the wax laches
Into the gypsum inthe Mask tis very difficult to completely
eradicate the recital wax
‘After 5 mnutes, the as is taken cut ofthe water bath,
the base and the body are careluly separated. The softened
ax fushed aut using hot water ora wax solvent or $039
olution (Figs 127A and B). The soap sokton is sad to react
ith the gypsum forming a membrane impervious to wax!”
ven the finest traces of waxes should be removed,
stare to temave wax can lead tothe contamination of the
denture base during curing