RAHUL

GUPTA
BDS 4 TH PROF
ROLL NO. 62
Shaping borders of
impression tray
• Functional or manual
manipulation of tissues
• Duplicates contour & size
of vestibule
 Dental compound
 Slow speed handpiece

 Acrylic bur

 Wax spatula

 Knife

 Custom impression tray

 Alcohol torch

 Water bath
 Well adapted to
tissue with only
slight wax blockout
of undercuts.
 2-3 mm from
vestibule
 Dry periphery of tray
(Compound will not
stick to tray
 Use Bunsen
Burner not Hanau
Torch
 Warm until it
starts to droop
 Do not overheat –
if catches fire or
boils, it will not
mold properly
Retromolar pad
Retromylohyoid space
Buccal shelf
vestibules
Dry the tray.
Slowly heat the
compound and apply
to area “A” on one
side of the tray.
 Temper in a water bath (135-
140°F) for several seconds
 Preventburning
 Hot water bath will keep
compound soft for an extended
period
 Pullcheek upward while
holding tray in place
 Have patient suck cheeks
inward while holding tray in
place
 Should be covered (at least partially) to
provide a seal and comfort to the
patient
 Don’t extend past
EOR
 Palpate cheek at
angle of the
mandible
 Smooth transition
between mandible &
border - not palpable
 Look for fold in vestibule
 Distalbuccal extension
 Patient closes against force

 Activates the masseter,

which will displace the
compound
 Labial frenum is narrow
 pulllip straight up,
 not as exaggerated as maxilla

 Buccal frena broad & “V-shaped”

 Have patient touch their tongue to the
corners of the mouth, to the palate and
stick their tongue out of their mouth
 An“S” shaped lingual flange
commonly results in
posterior lingual area
 Distolingual border can
extend
 Straight down from the
retromolar pads
 Anteriorly to varying
degrees
 Almost never angles
posteriorly from
retromolar pads
 Lower border at X-section through
Mandibular ridge
or slightly below in 2nd Molar
mylohyoid ridge region
but not deeply
Buccal
into the
undercut below Mylohyoid
the ridge, Ridge

 Minimizes, Attachments
abrasion and To Hyoid
discomfort
 Dentureshould not lift with normal
tongue movements
 Patient lifts tongue to palate,
to corners of mouth and
sticks tongue out
 Hold tray in place – denture
should not lift with normal
tongue movement
 Chillin cold water
 Trim excess over
wax spacer or
external material
that is thicker than
4-5 mm
 Clean debris from
tray