DL 116 - Lab for DL 115

Credit Hours: 3

Construction of complete dentures. Laboratory work includes methods for the construction of acrylic based plates, occlusion rims and mounting casts–using the face-bow and the arbitrary method. Demonstration for the arrangements of teeth for complete maxillary and mandibular dentures on an adjustable articulator and simple denture repair.

Course Outcomes
This course is designed to give the student instruction in specific area of complete denture fabrication. Upon conclusion of this course, the student should be able to accomplish the following procedures:

demonstrate their knowledge and use of the semi-adjustable articulator;
apply this knowledge of the semi-adjustable articulators in arrangement of various degrees of posterior teeth such as rational to 33 degree posteriors;
simulate masticatory functions using the semi-adjustable articulator such as protrusive cheek bite, left and right lateral excursion, etc.; and
construct a functional complete denture that has appealing esthetic value.

Concurrent Registration: DL 115
F (S)