Basics of dental technology : a step by step approach / Tony Johnson ... [et al.].

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction and Key Skills. How to use this book. Equipment and Instruments. Chapter 2: Communication with the Dental Team. Laboratory instruction cards. How to communicate with your clinician/technician. Chapter 3: Impression Handling and Model Production. Impressions. Models. Chapter 4: Special Tray Construction. Basic principles surrounding tray construction. Different types required for various appliances. Chapter 5: Articulators and Facebows. Types of articulator and facebow and their uses. Mounting models onto the articulator- different techniques. Chapter 6: Basic Complete Denture Prosthetics. Occlusal registration blocks - materials and dimensions. Setting up denture teeth and waxing up techniques. Flasking and packing dentures - conventional techniques and injection. PMMA denture base materials - techniques and alternative materials. De-vesting, remounting and grinding in the dentures. Finishing techniques. Repairing, relining and rebasing dentures. A knowledge of basic precision attachment use. Chapter 7: Basic Partial Denture Prosthetics. Designing partial dentures, surveying and model preparation prior to appliance construction. Model duplication. PMMA partial denture construction. Cobalt chromium denture base production. Setting up the teeth, flasking and finishing techniques. A knowledge of basic precision attachment use. Chapter 8: Fixed Prosthodontics. Single unit all metal crown production. Single unit metal-ceramic crown production. Single unit all ceramic crown production - types, materials and indications. Basic CAD-CAM technology relating to single unit production, materials and indications. A knowledge of basic precision attachment use. Chapter 9: Orthodontic. Basic removable appliances. Mouth-guards. Vacuum formed retainers. A knowledge of fixed appliances; record keeping. Chapter 10: Maxillo-facial technology. Splint production for trauma cases. Chapter 11: Occlusion. Essentials of.

occlusion and basic splint production. Chapter 12: Implants.Essentials of implants. Chapter 13: Tooth morphology. A basic guide to the shape and structure of teeth. Glossary of terms To include terms from manufacturers information sheets. Appendix of relevant temperatures and a.lloy compositions etc. Check lists/work flow charts/mind maps.