In order to do this you first have to make an impression of your mouth. I'm pretty sure everyone has had this done at one point or another in their life - You know the stuff.... Kinda taste like mint, runs into your throat and makes you feel like your going to gag, and feels like every single one of your teeth are going to snap off when the dentist attempts to take it out (especially when a dental student is attempting this for the first time). After you get the impression of your mouth, you then pour Gypsum (like a stone/Plaster of Paris) into that impression and let it set. This stone becomes the replica of your mouth. You then have to go through a series of steps to align the maxillary and mandibular cast into the proper orientation within the articulator. It is pretty cool to see the quiddities of our individual mouths.
Some of the students attempted to take their own impressions which led to a sequence of pretty hilarious events.
Liza waiting for her impression to set
Joanna with a mouthful of Alginate
So funny - Way to go Kaitlin!
Yours truly -
Camille studying the cast.
Alex - "The Lab Man" - trying to bust a flame with the blow torch. I haven't said much about Alex on this blog. He knows his way around the lab and he knows a lot of tricks to help speed up the process. Good guy to have on your side. Alex has gotten me out of A LOT of jams.... and I mean A LOT of jams.
Steven and his teeth... x2
Dr. Ashlock and Liza
This is Eric....... The picture says the rest.
"Dr. Swanson" aka Bryan -
The Big-Wig Dr. McCoy helping Kaitlin determine her Angle of Eminentia
I'm glad I took the time to get some pictures. It would be a shame to go through this year without having something to help us remember the good times.
Brad
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