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DLT 104 - Principles of Occlusion

 

Course Description

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.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Tooth Landmarks

Class

1

TMJ Functions

D. Lab

4

Dental Articulators

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Positive Waxing Techniques

Credit

3

 

Prerequisite:

DLT 100, DLT 101, DLT 102, DLT 103

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

Tooth Landmarks

2

5

0

Tooth landmarks

Identify all tooth landmarks.

 

 

 

Tooth morphology

Differentiate the morphology that makes each tooth different.

 

 

 

TMJ Functions

3

0

0

Functions

Discuss the relationship of the TMJ as it applies to the functions of the human jaw.

 

 

 

Dental Articulators

3

10

0

Articulators

Describe the purpose of and differences between simple, semiadjustable, and adjustable articulators.

 

 

 

Case mounting

Mount a case on a semiadjustable articulator with a facebow.

 

 

 

Set adjustments on the articulator.

 

 

 

Positive Waxing Techniques

2

25

0

Positive and negative waxing theory

Discuss the theory of positive and negative waxing.

 

 

 

Waxing

Discuss the theory of cusp-fossa waxing and cusp-ridge waxing.

 

 

 

 

Articulate a positive waxing.

 

 

 

 

Model on a semiadjustable arcon articulator.

 

 

 

 

Wax upper and lower positive arches using cusp-fossa techniques.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Media
(text/audio/
visual/www/
other)

Author

Year

Title: Subtitle

Edition

Location

Publisher/
Publication

pp.

Text

Mazuiewicz, L.

(2005).

Dental Laboratory Technology: Air Force Manual

 

Washington, DC

U.S. Government Printing Office

 

Text

Sowter, J.

(1972).

Dental Laboratory Technology: Dental Anatomy

 

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina.

 

Text

Sowter, J.

(1972).

Dental Laboratory Technology: Fixed Prosthodontics

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina

 

 

Posted: 07/22/08