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DLT 114 – Dental Ceramics

 

Course Description

Introduces the materials and techniques used in the fabrication of dental ceramic restorations. Topics include: materials used in dental ceramics; preparatory procedures; ceramic fabrication procedures; and post-fabrication procedures.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Materials Used in Dental Ceramics

Class

2

Preparatory Procedures

D. Lab

8

Ceramic Fabrication Procedures

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Post-Fabrication Procedures

Credit

6

 

Prerequisite:

DLT 100, DLT 101, DLT 102, DLT 103

Corequisite:

DLT 112

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

Materials Used in Dental Ceramics

2

2

0

Dental materials

Demonstrate the use of dental materials in the construction of dental ceramics.

 

 

 

Preparatory Procedures

8

12

0

Casts

Construct working casts.

 

 

 

Fabricate removable dies.

 

 

 

Identify various types of margins.

 

 

 

Expose margins.

 

 

 

Substructure

Describe various single unit substructure designs.

 

 

 

Metal fabrication

Wax metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Sprue metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Invest metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Burnout metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Cast metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Finish metal condition single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Ceramic Fabrication Procedures

8

64

0

Opaque

Opaque single unit ceramic substructures.

 

 

 

Buildup

Demonstrate single unit ceramic buildup on a metal substructure.

 

 

 

Completion

Fire single unit ceramic crowns.

 

 

 

 

Grind single unit ceramic crowns.

 

 

 

 

Contour single unit ceramic crowns.

 

 

 

 

Glaze single unit ceramic crowns.

 

 

 

POST-FABRICATION PROCEDURES   

2

2

0

Ceramic repairs

Perform single unit ceramic repairs.

 

 

 

Ceramic troubleshooting

Identify ceramic substructure design problems.

 

 

 

 

Describe opaque and ceramic buildup problems.

 

 

 

 

Discuss ceramic firing problems.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

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

Author

Year

Title: Subtitle

Edition

Location

Publisher/
Publication

pp.

Text

Johnston, J. F., et al

(1971)

Modern Practice in Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics

 

Philadelphia

Elsevier/Saunders.

 

Text

Leinfelder, K., and Taylor, D.

(1982)

Laboratory and Clinical Dental Materials

 

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina

 

Text

Mazuiewicz, L.

(2005)

Dental Laboratory Technology: Air Force Manual

Washington, DC

U.S. Government Printing Office

 

Text

Murray and Sluder

(1989)

Dental Laboratory Technology: Fixed Restorative Techniques

 

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina

 

Text

Rhoads, J., et al

(1985).

Dental Laboratory Procedures: Fixed Partial Dentures: Volume 2

(2nd ed.)

St. Louis

Elsevier/Mosby

 

Posted: 07/23/08