Vocabulary
Equipement/Tools
Wax
Final Impressions
Miscellaneous
100

The dental lab device that simulates the mandible and TMJ movement when models of the dental arches are attached to it 

articulator

100

what piece of equipment is used to grind away plaster and stone 

model trimmer

100

How are undercuts corrected on a custom tray model

filled with wax or other material

100

What are gypsum materials mixed in/on

rubber bowl with spatula 

100

On a model the ___ arch is measured and trimmed first

maxillary

200

Two parts of water to one part calcium sulfate in relation to gypsum product 

dihydrate

200

#__ is the most common spatula size in lab

7

200

What type of was would be used to obtain a patient’s occlusal impression

Bite registration 

200

When mixing gypsum is it “water to powder” or “powder to water” 

powder to water

200

What area on the maxillary and mandibular model is trimmed differently from the other 

anterior portion

300

The removal of water to become one part half water to one part calcium sulfate

hemihydrate

300

What dental instrument is used to determine centric relation on diagnostic model

face bow

300

To extend an impression tray, what type of wax would be used

utility wax

300

When pouring an impression, where in the maxillary impression do you begin to place the gypsum 

posterior

300

What type of custom tray is made for vital bleaching procedures 

vacuum formed thermoplastic resin

400

Mixture of gypsum and water used in the finishing of models 

slurry

400

what is gypsum mixed in

bowl

400

What type of wax could be used to form a wall around a preliminary impression when pouring it

boxing wax

400

How long should you wait before separating the model from the impression

45-60 mins

400

Light cure and self cure are the two ways ____ can harden

resin

500

Another name for a dental model

study cast

500

What type of material is used for vacuum-formed custome trays

thermoplastic resin 

500

What is the most common wax used to create a pattern for an indirect restoration

inlay casting wax

500

What are the 5 forms of gypsum

impression plaster, model plaster, dental stone, high strength stone, die stone

500

3 advantages of digital models compared to conventional plaster study models 

unbreakable, impossible to misplace, no lab setup, takes up less storage space, can duplicate for free