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Of course I am not joking.
i like to handle the wax as if it were play-doe. putting on just what i need and no more.
keeping all carving to a minimum.
It's better idea for improvement,thanks for sharing this.Don't carve. Wax it up how you want it to look. Or at least get it close and then touch it up with the carver. Your hands will thank you. Whip mix has a free webinar about waxing on their website that is good for beginners. You will find plenty of tips and tricks in that webinar.
You have to be able to get the baseplate on and off, so you need to block-out the excess undercuts on the working model with block-out putty, play-doh or wonderfill enough so you don't break the models or the baseplates. If the undercuts are more than 2mm, that's an oral surgery situation; a little blockout goes a long way. If you can get the baseplate on and off the models, you should have enough acrylic to reduce for the undercuts.I know this is an old thread, but I gotta ask. Its been my experience that the docs almost always want a certain amount of undercut removed for path of insertion. If you wax to a finished thickness, Im assuming you always leave full undercuts? Ive always overwaxed to an extent to give myself some relief material. Whats right, whats wrong?
You have to be able to get the baseplate on and off, so you need to block-out the excess undercuts on the working model with block-out putty, play-doh or wonderfill enough so you don't break the models or the baseplates. If the undercuts are more than 2mm, that's an oral surgery situation; a little blockout goes a long way. If you can get the baseplate on and off the models, you should have enough acrylic to reduce for the undercuts.
I do immediates like JKarver said, except I also put an extra thichness of baseplate wax over the cuspid eminences, I seen many patients swell up a little more there, so it nice to have some room to adjust later. Try and get to know how your Doctors work, some do more bone trimming than others, some like to adjust a bit, and some want a drop-in.
You could, there are more than one way to skin a cat.Just so I'm following, you'd be processing to a blocked out duplicate model, correct?
That's a trick I'm definately using. Thanks![...]
I do immediates like JKarver said, except I also put an extra thichness of baseplate wax over the cuspid eminences, I seen many patients swell up a little more there, so it nice to have some room to adjust later.