title: Processing complete dentures.
abstract: When this procedure is followed carefully, a strip of 0.0005-inch shim stock meets resistance when an attempt is made to withdraw it from between the teeth in occlusion and the incisal pin and its table simultaneously. Therefore, it is possible to process complete dentures by using compression molding and external heat for polymerization. The procedure involves a precise step-by-step method with particular emphasis on (1) investing properly in dental stone, (2) packing only one denture at a time with only one mix of acrylic resin, (3) using minimum packing pressure with maximum flow time, (4) trial packing until no flash is evident, and (5) careful deflasking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Rudd
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D003734:Dental Casting Investment / Q000737:chemistry; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D003765:Models, Dental; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011312:Pressure
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003734:Dental Casting Investment; D003764:Dental Materials; D011108:Polymers; D002133:Calcium Sulfate