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Standard |
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R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: N/A |
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DLT 104 - Principles of Occlusion |
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Course Description |
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Emphasizes advanced techniques in waxing of restorations. Laboratory exercises incorporate waxing of cusp-fossa and cusp-ridge centric occlusion on adjustable articulators. Topics include: tooth landmarks; TMJ functions; dental articulators; and positive waxing techniques. |
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Tooth Landmarks |
Class |
1 |
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TMJ Functions |
D. Lab |
4 |
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Dental Articulators |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Positive Waxing Techniques |
Credit |
3 |
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Prerequisite: |
DLT 100, DLT 101, DLT 102, DLT 103 |
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Corequisite: |
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Course
Guide |
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Competency |
After
completing this section, the student will be able to: |
Hours |
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D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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Tooth Landmarks |
2 |
5
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0 |
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Tooth landmarks |
Identify all tooth landmarks. |
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Tooth morphology |
Differentiate the morphology that makes each tooth different. |
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TMJ Functions |
3 |
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0 |
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Functions |
Discuss the relationship of the TMJ as it applies to the functions of the human jaw. |
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Dental Articulators |
3 |
10
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Articulators |
Describe the purpose of and differences between simple, semiadjustable, and adjustable articulators. |
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Case mounting |
Mount a case on a semiadjustable articulator with a facebow. |
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Set adjustments on the articulator. |
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Positive Waxing Techniques |
2 |
25
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0 |
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Positive and negative waxing theory |
Discuss the theory of positive and negative waxing. |
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Waxing |
Discuss the theory of cusp-fossa waxing and cusp-ridge waxing. |
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Articulate a positive waxing. |
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Model on a semiadjustable arcon articulator. |
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Wax upper and lower positive arches using cusp-fossa techniques. |
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Suggested
Resources |
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Media |
Author |
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Title:
Subtitle |
Edition |
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Publisher/ |
pp. |
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Text |
Mazuiewicz, L. |
(2005). |
Dental Laboratory Technology: Air Force Manual |
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Washington, DC |
U.S. Government
Printing Office |
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Text |
Sowter, J. |
(1972). |
Dental Laboratory Technology: Dental Anatomy |
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Chapel Hill, NC |
University of
North Carolina. |
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Text |
Sowter, J. |
(1972). |
Dental Laboratory Technology: Fixed Prosthodontics |
Chapel Hill, NC |
University of
North Carolina |
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Posted: 07/22/08