WORKING CASTS AND DIE

SYSTEMS
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 WORKING CASTS WITH A SEPARATE
DIE
The simplest means o
It keeps the relationship with the abutment •
fixed and immovable
Stone is added to the impression in small increments
above the preparation
TRAY IS TILTED TO FILL THE
PREPARATION
Stone is added to the impression so that the base
of the set stone will be 1 inch
The die is first trimmed on a model trimmer
A properly •
trimmed die
handle is
slightly larger
in diameter
than the
preparation
Improperly trimmed
die with a handle
that meets the
preparation at an
angle
Handle should be 1 inch long
The die is trimmed with an acrylic bur
Shaping of the handle near the finish line is
completed with a scalpel
The die is smoothened below the finish line with
the discoid end of a tanner carver
The preparation finish line on the die should be
red pencil outlined with a
Die relief agent is painted on the preparation-20
to 40 m
m
WORKING CAST WITH A
REMOVABLE DIE
The die must return to their exact original positions
The die must remain stable , even when inverted
The cast containing the dies must be easy to mount on
the articulator
FOUR SYSTEMS
Straight dowel pin
Curved dowel pin
Pindex system
Di-lok trays
Reverse drill press is used that can be removed and
replaced with great precision
Impression poured before positioning dowel pins
Drills parellel holes from underside
Of the trimmed cast
Pour the impression adding 20mm of stone beyond
the edge of the tray—allow trimmg
Cast set in 60 min
Remove the cast
Wet the cast-
Cast should be 15mm thick , exclusive the teeth 
After trimming location of pin holes is marked with
a pencil
Pencil marks are placed under the illuminated dot
Debris is removed from pin holes
The holes are refined with a hand reamer
Cyanoacrylate cement is placed on the prior to
cementing the pin tips
Shorter pins are placed before the long pins
White sleeves are placed on the long pins and gray
sleeves on the short pins
The bottom of the cost is lightly coated with
petrolactum
The ends of the gray sleeves are blocked with wax
Utility wax is placed on the ends of the long pins
A palatal \tongue filler is made of boxingwax and
seated on the cast
Boxing wax is applied around the cast
The base is poured in microstone
Cast is seated in the base former
Wax is removed
Saw cuts are marked with pencil
Cast is removed
Dies are sectioned from underside and from 
occlusal aspect
Large condensers are used to loosen the dies
Mounted on an articulator
Snap apart plastic tray with internal orienting grooves
and notches to reassemble working casts and dies are
used
CURVED DOWEL PIN
DOWELS INCORPORATED BEFORE POURING THE
IMPRESSINO
WORKING CAST VERSES DIAGNOSTIC
CASTS
Accuracy of the cast
Errors in CRrecord are significant in working casts
Kinematic face bow is used
Reorganised occlusion by selective grinding and
reorganising anterior guidance before tooth preparation
REFERENCES
FUNDAMENTALS OF FPD ----H.T .
SHILLINGBURG
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF FPD
---TYLMAN
CONTEMPARORY FPD----
ROSENSTIEL
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