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R State Standard         £  Institutionally Developed          College: N/A

 

DLT 203 – Advanced Crown and Bridge

 

Course Description

This course focuses on skills in advanced concepts in crown and bridge. Topics include: research in crown and bridge; crown and bridge preparatory procedures; crown and bridge fabrication procedures; and advanced concepts in crown and bridge.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Research in Crown and Bridge  

Class

1

Crown and Bridge Preparatory Procedures

D. Lab

2

Crown and Bridge Fabrication Procedures

P. Lab/O.B.I.

9

Advanced Concepts in Crown and Bridge

Credit

5

 

Prerequisite:

DLT 112, DLT 114

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

Research in Crown and Bridge  

1

4

8

Topic

Select a research topic on an area of crown and bridge.

 

 

 

Research a topic on an area of crown and bridge.

 

 

 

Type a 1500 word research report on an area of crown and bridge.

 

 

 

Oral presentation

Present the project orally with media and/or training aids.

 

 

 

Crown and Bridge Preparatory Procedures

1

6

6

Casts

Develop multi-unit working cast with removable dies and exposed margins.

 

 

 

Crown and Bridge Fabrication Procedures

6

4

70

Multi-unit Full Cast Appliances

Explain components of a multi-unit crown and bridge appliance.

 

 

 

Pontic Designs

Describe various pontic designs.

 

 

 

Waxing

Wax multi-unit anterior/posterior bridges.

 

 

 

Sprue bridges.

 

 

 

Invest bridges.

 

 

 

Burnout bridges.

 

 

 

Cast bridges.

 

 

 

Finishing/Polishing

Finish full cast metal bridges.

 

 

 

Polish full cast metal bridges.

 

 

 

Advanced Concepts in Crown and Bridge

2

6

6

Bridge repair

Describe procedures for soldering full multi-unit bridges.

 

 

 

Soldering

Demonstrate soldering procedures.

 

 

 

Finishing/Polishing

Finish soldered bridges.

 

 

 

Polish soldered bridges.

 

 

 

 

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:

Saunders

 

Text

Leinfelder, K., & Taylor, D

(1982)

Laboratory and Clinical Dental Materials

 

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina.

 

Text

Mazuiewicz, L

(1982)

Dental Laboratory Technology: Air Force Manual

Washington, DC

U.S. Government Printing Office.

 

Text

Murray and Sluder

(1972)

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 (Vol. 2)

(2nd ed.)

St. Louis

Elsevier/Mosby

 

Posted: 07/23/08