Removable Prosthodontics Laboratory

CDM 2100

Course Director: Anton S. Gotlieb, D. D. S. Credit Hours: 3

Room#7366

Office Hours: Monday – Friday

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Phone: (954) 262 – 1730
Fax: (954) 262-1782
Email: [email protected]

Year / Semester Offered: D2 / Fall 2010 Course Type: Laboratory

Course day/time: Tuesday 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Course Description:

The goal of the Preclinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics Course is to

familiarize the student with all the aspects of this discipline of dentistry – theoretical,
technical and clinical so that she or he will be able to confidently and accurately provide
removable partial dentures for the partially edentulous patient in clinical practice.

Course Objectives:

In this course, the student will perform the following procedures, together with
knowing and understanding the principles underlying them and utilizing all the
instruments and materials needed:

1. Classify partially edentulous patients who require removable partial dentures.

2. Fabricate and use occlusion rims to record the maxillomandibular relationship
of the partially edentulous patient and articulate the patient’s casts.
3. Duplicate casts, utilizing impression trays and irreversible hydrocolloid.
4. Survey casts of partially edentulous patients, diagnose, plan treatment and
design frameworks for removable partial dentures which incorporate all
necessary components.
5. Prepare all types of rest seats and guide planes on abutment teeth for
removable partial dentures.
6. Make accurate impressions of the edentulous and partially edentulous mouth
and evaluate their adequacy from examination of the impressions.
7. Fabricate accurate casts from impressions of the mouth.
8. Prepare a removable partial denture abutment tooth for a complete crown
restoration and make the wax pattern for the crown.
9. Write the laboratory work authorizations for removable partial denture
frameworks.
10. Know the laboratory phases of fabrication of frameworks for removable
partial dentures and design frameworks on master casts.

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 11. Block out master casts.
12. Make refractory casts for framework fabrication by duplicating the blocked
out master cast.
13. Transfer framework designs to refractory casts and make wax and plastic
patterns for metal frameworks.
14. Arrange teeth and make wax patterns for acrylic resin treatment (interim)
removable partial dentures.
15. Know basic principles and fabricate immediate interim removable partial
dentures.
16. Fabricate wrought wire clasps.

Related Competencies (as defined by educational outcomes):

 4.6 Produce diagnostic casts and articulate them as appropriate for the
patient.
 18.1 Perform conservative, biomechanically sound tooth preparations.
 18.2 Select and manipulate restorative materials to establish anatomical
form, function and esthetics.
 18.3 Treat the partially or completely edentulous patient and recognize the
need for referral.
 18.4 Prescribe the laboratory fabrication of restorations and prostheses,
assess their quality and modify them if indicated.
Evaluation Criteria / Methods:

The final grade will be determined by technical performance on five practical

exams (dropping lowest grade) and a final practical exam and six laboratory projects.
The cumulative passing grade on all instruments is 70%. All project failures must be
remediated with a maximum grade of 70%.

1. Practical Exams: 80 % of the total grade

I. Occlusal rest seat 10% 08/24/10

II. Cingulum rest seat 10% 09/07/10
III. Incisal notch rest seat 10% 10/05/10
IV. Lug rest seat 10% 11/02/10
V. Optional practical exam 10% 11/16/10
(lowest grade rest seat practical dropped)
♦ Final practical exam 40% 12/07/10

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 2. Laboratory Projects: 20 % of the total grade (5% each)
• Crown preparation and wax pattern 10/12/10
• Work authorizations for RPD’s 10/19/10
• Wax/Plastic RPD Patterns 11/16/10
• Self Design Project 11/23/10

Class participation (Signed Progress sheet required) 12/07/10

♦ All class participation activities are required.

All exams must be taken and all projects completed and picked up on time, unless
there is a documented excuse for absence. No incomplete grades will be submitted.
Projects turned in or picked up late will be eligible for a maximum grade of 70%

Bibliography:

Required Texts:

Removable Partial Prosthodontics Laboratory Manual. Askinas, et.al.2010 NSU.

Remediation Policy:
Please refer to appropriate pages of the NSU-CDM 2009-2010 Predoctoral Students
Handbook

Attendance Policy:

Please refer to appropriate pages of the NSU-CDM 2009-2010 Predoctoral Students

Handbook

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 Nova Southeastern University
College of Dental Medicine
2010 Preclinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics Laboratory

Faculty:

Dr. Anton Gotlieb, Course Director

Dr. Stephen Berger
Dr. Audrey Galka, Lecturer
Dr. Mark Greenberg, Clinic supervision/Materials
Dr. Antonio Godoy
Dr. Chiu-Jen Hsu, Lecturer/Associate Course Director
Dr. Katy Iglesias
Dr. George Kolos
Dr. Edward Neuwirth, Grading Team Leader/Clinic Supervision
Dr. Melvin Platt
Dr. Marc Pomerantz, Course Administration
Dr. Steve Resnick
Dr. Ramon Sanchez
Mr. Jay Walls, CDT

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 Session # Date Title Lab Manual Assignments Content Outline Instructor

1 8/03/10 Duplication of patient Section 1 / pg 1-11 1. Distribution of course materials Table

casts Section 3 / pg 26-29 2. *Duplicate VIADE patient models using Instructor
alginate and Microstone. Make 3 sets of
Microstone duplicates: Evaluation of assignment
- Set # 1 - grind off centric keys
Set #3: Initial Class Roster - Set # 2 - keep centric keys
- Set # 3 - keep centric keys and SUBMIT today
2 8/10/10 Record bases and Section 4 / pg 30-34 1. Fabrication of TRIAD record bases on Table
occlusion rims Section 6 - 9 / pg 53 - 89 Microstone duplicate casts (set # 1) Instructor
* Maxillary & Mandibular Triad record bases.
3 8/17/10 Record Bases and Lab manual readings 1. Complete TRIAD record bases and wax Table
Occlusion Rims occlusion rims on Microstone diagnostic casts Instructor
Practice occlusal rest seat & (set # 1) – Evaluation of assignment
guide plane prep. on 11/2 x’s
teeth and typodont
4 08/24/10 Introduction to Practice Occlusal Rest 1. Practical Exam I Dr. Hsu
Surveying Seat/Guide Plane on 11/2x’s 2. Surveying
teeth and typodont Table Inst.
TBA Evaluation of assignment
5 08/31/10 Survey and design Section 10 / pg 91 1. Survey Max. diagnostic cast (#2) Table
Maxillary Cast (#2) 2. Design Max. RPD and complete worksheet Instructor
3. Evaluation of assignment
6 9/07/10 Continue RPD Practice Cingulum Rest Seat 1. Practical Exam II Table
Survey and Design Preparation on 11/2x’s teeth 2. Complete Survey and Design of Max. and Instructor
and typodont Mand. Casts (set #2)
Evaluation of assignment 3. Evaluation of assignment

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 Session # Date Title Lab Manual Assignments Content Outline Instructor

7 9/14/10 RPD “patient” Section 12 / pg 99-106 1. Preparation of VIADE #3019 Table

preparation Section 19 / pg 173-176 2. Alginate Final Impression Instructor
Section 13 / pg 107-127 3. Resin Rock Final Casts
Evaluation of VIADE #3019 Preparation and
impressions/casts
8 09/21/10 Interim RPD 1. Jaw Relations and Articulation of Set #1 Table
2. Begin Self Design Project Instructor
9 09/28/10 Interim RPD 1. Continue Interim RPD’s Set #1 Table
2. Survey and Design Set #1 Instructor
3. Fabricate Wrought Wire Clasps
4. Begin setting teeth #1
10 10/05/10 Interim RPD Practice Incisal Notch Rest 1. Practical Examination III Table
Seat Preparation on 11/2 x’s 2. Finish Interim RPD’s Instructor
teeth and typodont 3. Evaluate assignment
Evaluation of assignment

11 10/12/10 Abutment Crowns 1. Crown Preparation and Wax Pattern Table

2. Submit assignment for grading by 4:00 pm Instructor

12 10/19/10 Survey and Design 1. Survey and Design RPD resin rock casts and Table
Work Authorizations evaluate Instructor
2. Write work authorizations for Max. and Mand.
RPD frameworks

3. Submit work orders for grading by 4:00pm

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 Session # Date Title Lab Manual Assignments Content Outline Instructor

13 10/26/10 Blockout 1. Blockout Master Casts Table

2. Practice Lug Rest Seat Preparation Instructor

14 11/02/10 Rest Preparations Practice Lug Rest 1. Practical Exam IV Table

Blockout Preparation on 11/2 x’s teeth Lug rest seat Instructor
and typodont 2. *Complete blockout of Resinrock master
Evaluation of assignment casts to be evaluated by table instructor
15 11/09/10 Refractory Casts 1. *Duplicate Resinrock blocked out master casts Table
with alginate impressions and Investic refractory Instructor
investment
2. *Fabricate refractory casts with Investic.
Spray harden refractory casts
16 11/16/10 Rest Preparations Section 18 / pg 166-169 1. Practical Exam V (optional) Table
Plastic and Wax 2. Make plastic and wax patterns for RPD Instructor
Patterns frameworks on refractory casts - Submit Project
5 by 5:00 pm for grading
17 11/23/10 Transition to Introduction to Complete TBA Table
Complete Dentures Denture Prosthodontics Submit Self Design RPD Project for grading Instructor
by 12:00pm
18 11/30/10 TBA Askinas

19 12/07/10 Final Practical

Examination

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 Removable Partial Prosthodontics
Preclincal Labortory Course
CDM – 2100

Student Name:______________________
Session # Description of Laboratory Activity Instructor's Signature Date of Signature
1 Microstone Viade duplicate casts (3 sets)
3 Maxillary & mandibular Triad record bases and Occlusion Rims
4 Occlusal rest & guide plane preparations
Survey & design of Microstone maxillary diagnostic cast (set
5 #2) and worksheet
Cingulum Rest Seat preparations and
6 Survey and Design of Max. and Mandibular Master Casts
7 Preparations VIADE #3019 and Impressions/Casts
Incisal Notch Rest Seat Preparations and Completed Interim
10 RPD’s
Block out of Master Casts and Evaluate Lug Rest Rest Seat
14 Preparations
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THIS PROGRESS SHEET WILL BE COLLECTED FOR GRADING AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER

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