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Festooning

The document discusses the process of festooning dentures which involves carving contours in the denture base material to simulate natural tissues. It covers cutting wax around teeth to expose anatomy, accentuating details, indicating root surfaces and bone. The completion of waxup and festooning is described along with checking the trial denture for stability, smooth borders, tissue conformity, and retention.

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Festooning

The document discusses the process of festooning dentures which involves carving contours in the denture base material to simulate natural tissues. It covers cutting wax around teeth to expose anatomy, accentuating details, indicating root surfaces and bone. The completion of waxup and festooning is described along with checking the trial denture for stability, smooth borders, tissue conformity, and retention.

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VI.

Festooning roots form on the facial


surfaces of the wax.
Festoon: Carvings in the denture base
material of a denture that simulate the • Characterization:
contours of the natural tissues that are being
o The mx. buccal flange faces
replaced by the denture.
down and out.
Festooning: Denture Base Anatomy
o The md. Buccal flanges faces
• The gingival heights of the various up and out.
teeth in the arch vary and should
o Using alcohol torch, pass the
never be wax straight cross.
flame quickly over the wax ion
• The lateral is always shorter than the selected segments.
canine or central.
o Add stippling on the attached
• The canine is always longer than gingiva using hard brittle
premolar. brush.

Festooning: Need to be seen o Polish the wax using cloth or


silk.
To simulate normal gingival tissues.
o No wax should be left on the
Gingival Wax up/ Gingival Matrix exposed surfaces of artificial
FIRST THING TO DO IS WAX UP! teeth.

• First Cut: Completion of Waxup and Festooning:

o Using a no. 7 wax spatula, Final Wax up


held at a 45-degree angle, cut • No wax on teeth surfaces
the wax around the neck of
each tooth to expose the • Wax has been carefully smoothed.
facial and lingual anatomy of
• Note the natural anatomic contours.
tooth.
• Butt joint between wax and teeth.
o The objective is to expose the
clinical crown. Try-in Verification/ Aesthetic Try-in
• Second Cut: • A preliminary insertion of removable
denture wax-up to determine fit,
o Using a Veje carver,
esthetic and maxillomandibular
accentuate details around the
relations.
teeth, show the marginal
gingiva. Trial denture
• Third Cut: • A preliminary arrangement of denture
teeth that has been prepared for
o Indicate root surfaces and
placement into the patient mouth to
underlying bone by making V-
evaluate esthetics and maxillo-
shaped grooves simulating the
mandibular relationships.
Importance:

• It is the last opportunity to evaluate


many of the previous steps already
accomplished.

What to check?

• Trail denture base be stable.

• Borders of the trail denture should be


smooth, round and have no edges.

• The borders should be shaped to


conform to the depth and width of the
sulci.

START WITH THE LOWER WAX DENTURE!

How to check the retention of upper


denture?

• Seat the upper denture with a firm


upward and backward pressure.

• Allow the tissues to settle around the


denture.

• Grip the La and Li surfaces of the


upper denture teeth between the
thumb and forefinger.

• Apply a firm downward vertical pull to


dislodge the denture away from the
tissues.

• If the retention is good, dislodgement


of the trail denture may be difficult.

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