Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ESPE 3M
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C e l ar a De nt u re S yste m C ela r a ™ Dent ure S ys tem T r ai n i ng M an ual E xc lusiv ely Distr ibuted by 3M E S P E.
T abl e of C ontents Introduct ion : The Celara Denture Sys tem ..................................................................................... 3 Replaci ng a Patient’ s Existing Denture ........................................................
3 Introductio n Congr atulations, and welcome to the C elara ™ Denture Sys tem ! The C elara S ystem was developed to help dental profes sionals to success fully treat the expanding population of denture pa tients. T raditional denture techniques are lengthy , cu mbersome and of ten lead to unpredictable result s.
4 Ma k ing “ E xcellent ” Final Impre s sions The E xisti ng D entu re Mak es an Exce l le nt T ra y for the Fi nal I mp ressi on • I t has bor der s whi ch th e p ati ent is ac cus tom ed to .
5 When fabr icating upper and lower dentures, it is best t o make the impressions sim ulta neously with the teeth lightly in occlusion. Always inser t the ma xillar y denture fir st, mak ing sure it i.
Sugge s tio ns W hen U sing t he Den t ures a s T r ays for F inal Impres si ons Single S t age I mpres sio n T echnique When using a o ne-s tage impres sion technique — using a single phase impression mat erial — use a ME DI U M BODY V I SC O SI T Y .
7 Evaluating “R ec or ds” fr om Impre s sions Af ter the impressions ar e carefully removed from the mouth a nd all ex cess impression material removed from the facial sur faces of the dent ures, .
T rou bl eshoo tin g — Usi ng Existi ng De ntur e as T ray fo r Fin al Im pr essio n • Avoid us ing Rapid Repai r T abs over en tir e bord er s of de ntur e.
9 Boxing t he I mpressio n Empt y the entire package of the pre -measured C elara ™ alginate into a clean mixing bowl and use the lower half o f the co nta iner full of water for the measure of water . It is impor t ant that you use the amount of alginate in the package with a full lower container of water .
Pou rin g the Cast Place the upper half of the con tainer over the lower half — making sure the serrate d top is punched out. T he upper and lower halves wil l seat, bu t will not snap or lock. Make sure the upper and lower ledges are seated correc tly .
11 Op ening C o nt aine r Af ter the s tone completely set s ( 5 –7 mi nutes ) , caref ully open the container , using a laborator y knife. T ypica lly the denture will remai n on the s tone cas t i.
Fa bric at ing t he Wa x P at tern in t he D ent al O f f ice A wa x injector enables the ability to f abricate t he wax p at tern in the dent al of fice a nd modif y this custom occlusal rim and t ake all the patient record s on the same appointment as t he impression.
13 In jecti ng th e Wax Pat tern At the proper temperature, the wa x will flow easily and be clear . I f it is cloudy , it is too co ol. If you hear it cracking in the pot , it is too hot .
The wa x pat t ern is ideal for obt aining records, as it was injected direct ly over the cast, a nd therefore wil l fit ( Figur e 19 ) . If t he dentist desires, a p ost dam ca n be cut into the ca st prior to injecting.
15 Sen d i n g the Con tai n er t o the Labo rato r y to Ha v e th e L abo rato r y In je ct th e W a x Pat tern In the event that only minor changes are necessar y , t he Celar a ™ Dent ure S ystem ena bles the dentist to send t he cont ainer with the cas t and the alginate to the labor ator y for f abricatio n of the wax pa t tern.
Dental Products 3M Center Building 275-2SE-03 St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 U.S.A. 1-800-634-2249 3M an d E SP E are t rad emar ks of 3M o r 3M E S P E AG . Cel ara is a t rad emar k of Dentovations, Inc. Plea se re cycle. P rint ed in U. S. A . © 3M 2 01 1 .
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