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heavy polishing inside aprons, guideplanes, and especially guideplanes under the rest areas.

i make all new valplast partials with largest lingual aprons possible so that if a tooth is lost, i can drill a hole in the apron, then i form a 19 gauge wire hooking through the hole and wrap repair acrylic over the apron and covering both sides of the wire. The new tooth is bonded into the...

My supplier 'Lab Depot' 204 953 1222 now has supply but they have quota every month...

i am experimenting with lower splint with elastic material filling under the tongue to lift tongue forward and open airway.

i take pressure sensitive wax (as used for saddle relief in cast partial design) and apply to palate. Take sharp scalpel, and gently trim out shape of releif chamber, leaving clean edges around the opening. Slightly moisten model so that plaster mix will stick. Mix plaster and spread evenly...

Distributor i buy from has a supply now, thanks God, but i have a strict quota of 15 tubes per month.

i needs it, but where are you located?

set nitrogen to 10 bar /145 psi

i am using flexible removable ring formers (not metal rings),in other words they go ringless into the burnout furnace. They come in two sizes from BEGO. These days i do not use acid... I mean, electropolish. I found the areas i wanted electropolish never did, and the areas easy to...

they are a kind of system for hidden clasp and stress breaking clasps. I think someone actually owns the name equipoise, and can be only used if you are approved or certified lab. Maybe we can say "equipoise style" hidden clasp.

AAARG! What am I missing, how can I make this easier? Is there a trick?

never had trouble with expiring molloplast. I don't even consider the date. I always trial pack with a HOT model and it softens up even old molloplast, lets it flow more freely without catching bubbles or lifting from the denture base.

i have recently processed a denture in a heat cure flask using self cure acrylic. I packed it as usual, trial packed. and boiled it for 20 minutes. I got a dense acrylic, good polished surface, no warping or distorting. Interesting experiment.

Yes, I am a champion at equipoise, I like to make them every chance I get.... like arteeeest

what size of holes?

when you take an alginate impression with custom tray, do you use alginate adhesive? Why or why not? If yes, is it spray on or paint on?

Anyone have advice about The Moses appliance for apnea?

high impact in general accumulates more, or only in patient poor hygiene? Since it is only work from one clinic who sometimes complains, and I know i have been producing awesome high shine, i believe problem is either with the material or with psychology of client or hygien of patient...

I make dentures for several clinics. One of them says that patients regularly complain about food collecting and caught on the flanges of denture. I have examined the denture and found the surfaces were polished very smooth, have no stipple and buffed to a high shine, yet one of my customer...

To remove the stone that is stuck in the denture, try to soak denture in ortho model gloss on the bench or in pressure pot until stone softens and brushes away.