Case #1 (COORS)

YEAH, WUZ GUNNA BE A NEUROSURGEON, BUT DIDN'T LIKE THE HOURS!



False Gingiva
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First one made in 1971

I came up with my 1st one of these in early 1971 to replace a patients gingival tissue lost in a car accident. Thinking I might have something new, I checked the literature and found a dentist made one out of dark brown vulcanite rubber in 1943!

There are a couple of tricks to making mine. I made many before I came up with a perfect one.

  1. You must block out of wax all deep undercuts in the mouth;
  2. Make a custom horseshoe tray and take the impression from the facial instead of occlusal;
  3. After it returns from the lab, each one must be custom finished paper thin and polished by you and adjusted with the patient present;
  4. The patient must keep the model it was made on to repair it! Or, you must start over. These are too thin to repair otherwise.

Reminder: Some of the Accucam photos are mirror images so left looks like right. THERE ARE 4 SETS OF TABLES!


Gingiva Case #1




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Gingiva Case #2

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Gingiva Case #3

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  • Deep Undercuts
    Custom Tray
    Take Anteriorly


Gingiva Case #4

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  • Lip Support
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