Dental Assisting - How to Take Alginate Impressions

[@glowingxlights9652]

Life would be so much easier if every dental office had that mixer.

[@centerforard]

Correct. One of many things that can make dental practice easier and more precise.

[@chinwendumarycynthia]

Exactly.i wish I knew where to get one

[@moroccanvids5852]

I wanna take a second to thank you Dr for all the informations I got from your videos . I really appreciate it . Especially how to stop the bleeding

[@centerforard]

You are welcome. Glad the videos are helpful. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@lakeishasmith4043]

She is a very good dental assistant.

[@centerforard]

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[@docyagamikiko]

I am still making figure 8's on mixing... That mixing apparatus looks really helpful!

[@centerforard]

It is essential if you want no bubbles in the alginate. Another essential product is a mechanical stone mixer. It eliminates bubbles in the stone model. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@SelfMadeHundredaire]

I'm a D2 at NYU and watching your videos has been so helpful. I recommend them all the time to my classmates. Thank you for making these. We have to hand mix our alginate and stone but at least we have vibrating tables to get most of the air bubbles out. Anyhow, keep up the amazing work.

[@tawz7988]

Today I learned the mixing method from your great assistant. Love all the way from UK-brit student from Ukraine

[@centerforard]

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[@arash_LA]

2nd-year dental student here. Very informative video.

[@centerforard]

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[@arash_LA]

@@centerforard I will, thank you!

[@rayrei8620]

I wish we had these mixers. Would make taking impressions that much easier.

[@centerforard]

I agree

[@KendrasEdge757]

She’s definitely done that more than once or twice!

[@centerforard]

Pam has been a dental assistant for over 40 years, 38 of those in my office working with me. My primary chaiside assistant, Luisa, has been with me for 25 years. Both of them have taught me many things and I depend on them to help deliver the highest quality product to our patients. You noticed I was not taking the impression! Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@KendrasEdge757]

@@centerforard lol yes i did notice that doc. Unfortunately there’s a lot of dentists out there that are clearly in the wrong field and there’s definitely assistants that are as well. She most definitely is highly skilled and working for an incredible dentist!! I wish you were in VA lol however, my dentist at the VA hospital is a great dentist so I got lucky, but I don’t have any back teeth and they don’t provide or send us out, for implants and I don’t want dentures so I’ll have to try and save up for some implants one day. Then I’ll have to come see you if you haven’t retired by then! Lol love the vids doc, keep up the hard work! A lot of dentists are learning a lot from ya I’m sure!!

[@محمدالمروح-ث9ع]

I was told that pouring the water in the mixing bowl before the alginate powder is better to avoid bubbles. In addition of course to an excellent mixing such as in the video

[@centerforard]

That works.

[@حساناحمد-ز7غ]

Wow, another great video and a new tip of this channel that I've found by chance . I feel like I found Ali Baba' cave. For the gag reflex I have this trick I learnt by telling the patient to raise his right leg and left arm and the raise the other leg and arm. The point is to get the patient busy until the material set.

[@centerforard]

Great. There are many techniques to help with gagging. Glad the videos are helpful. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@El-Carpula]

Excuse me doctor i don't know how would these retractors help getting a better impression i noticed it was distracting the operator and i never used them for impression... Regards

[@iddicted]

They definitely help

[@centerforard]

They retract the lips so the tray and impression material can capture the vestibule and the entire coronal part of the tooth. Sometimes, if the patient has a small mouth, you must use 2 single retractors. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@rayrei8620]

@@iddicted Agreed. Retractors are a great help in keeping lips and cheeks out of the way when seating the impression.

[@SiddharthYadav-eb6ti]

Those are some massive ass trays 💯Love the old school Texans

[@centerforard]

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[@xijinping.001]

Dear Doctor Steve, please can you make a video about bite registration for partial or complete dentures ?VDR VDO how do you measure it what method you use Thank you very much

[@حساناحمد-ز7غ]

Have you found a video about bite registration?

[@marissabarragan2043]

Wow that mixer is cool !

[@centerforard]

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[@Toji0139]

I sadly can say we don't have that mixer, neither the cup that she pours in (similar size), in my clinic we use regular water cups. To be honest I'm surprised that you used cheek retractor at the beginning cause I was thinking what about the vestibules? but you got that covered up, and spray anesthesia isn't available also but I work my way around to get it done. This is how experience shows the difference than only studying. Great video Doc, thank you.

[@centerforard]

You and I and my staff are doing the best we can with the knowledge we have and the supplies and equipment available. Good for you! Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@k2bigtime]

Verry instructional thanks for the upload 👌

[@centerforard]

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[@1smail.khaled]

Fantastic ! Why using separator spray ?

[@centerforard]

We are not using separator spray in the mouth, only anesthetic spray to numb the back of the mouth to help prevent gagging. We are developing a series of dental assisting videos. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@bblz12]

Are the retractors necessary? I feel like it would've made it more difficult...

[@glowingxlights9652]

As far as I know. No, they aren't you can just use a dental mirror to help you with retraction.

[@centerforard]

They make the procedure easier and more predictable. I like ease and predictability.

[@shafkathusain7495]

Sir your tips very imprecive

[@centerforard]

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[@rickleitwein8151]

Very impressive

[@centerforard]

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[@itsmenohandle]

So I had the guard method done today, and when they removed it they pressed down lightly with their finger on the part where my implant will be going. Why? Idk? But it’s now bothering me and Now I’m wondering if that is going to mess up my mold! Please respond and lmk.

[@centerforard]

Sorry, I am not sure what you are asking. I do not know what you mean by "the guard method." I do not know what you are referring to regarding where they pressed with their finger or the mold.

[@itsmenohandle]

@@centerforard I appreciate your reply. It’s the same method you are using in your video but with a plastic piece (not sure if you are using metal) but once it was removed from my mouth the part where I am missing a tooth obviously didn’t have an impression, she gently pressed down on that specific part with her finger, almost as to check the consistency and firmness. But I lost peace of mind at that moment and felt like the mold may have been tampered like it was no longer my exact bite. Especially considering these procedures are not cheap.

[@SeaSparrow101]

is it okay to use non perforated trays with the alginate ? because i thought these were only for the impression compound

[@centerforard]

I use reversible hydrocolloid trays for alginate. They have a rim. If the tray does not have a retentive rim, you should use perforated trays for alginate impressions. There must be something for retention. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@SeaSparrow101]

@@centerforard Thank you😃

[@jessicaabukhamsin5048]

I’m thinking about taking dental assistant courses.

[@centerforard]

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[@sajadzain4125]

i think the alginate get dimensional changes after 15 min ?

[@centerforard]

You certainly want to keep an alginate impression hydrated and pour it within a short period of time. I am not sure exactly what the time limit is, but you are probably correct. The nice thing about alginate impressions is that they are usually opposing models or study models, so perfection is not an issue. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@sonaldaga6124]

what is the name of mixing apparatus and where do we get ??

[@centerforard]

From your dental supplier. They are common.

[@yuxiangwang179]

thanks for sharing

[@centerforard]

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[@Lamunecadechocolate]

Is there a ratio of the powder to the water or you just eye it?

[@centerforard]

There is a definitive measurement for both powder and water. Be sure to read the directions.

[@YOu-jl2bn]

What is the Vaseline for ?

[@centerforard]

To lubricate the lips.

[@alejandrojames66]

really nice

[@centerforard]

Thank you. Glad the videos are helpful. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@drgulnaz6309]

Sir can you show us your dental setup

[@centerforard]

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[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

I was taught not to use Vaseline in the mouth at all!!! I was taught to put a bit of martial on ur hand so u can see wen it sets.

[@centerforard]

What is the reason for that teaching? People place Vaseline on their lips all the time. I have used vaseline on teeth (composites) as a separator for 40 years. Its is not toxic and dissolves away.

[@gowdars3091]

Hi ,What spray is used intraorally

[@cameronstirling2309]

Probs a numbing spray to reduce gagging

[@jquin3]

Topical anesthetic spray

[@centerforard]

Hurricane. The bottle is shown in the video. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@dianamart1994]

FOR me ir was Extremly hard this procedure

[@centerforard]

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[@kaytee2927]

I would have died in that chair....I was taught sit the patient up and have them lean forward which also seems to help with gagging

[@centerforard]

That's a good idea. Breathing techniques and holding the thumb under the fingers in the palm of the hand is also effective for people with a gag reflex Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513 .

[@racheldemain1940]

@@centerforard how does the thumb thing work? I have a horrendous time because of my gag reflex issues. I have seen the sitting forward technique.

[@thewizardfromoz8220]

Why pull the lips and cheek? Literally has nothing to do with anything 😂 you're taking impressions in a metal tray underneath the lips have no contact with the impression

[@centerforard]

To impress into the vestibule. If you do not retract the lips, you will have an air void in the impression plus the impression material will not extend into the vestibule with enough volume of material to capture the vestibule. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $39.95/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@jquin3]

Isnt that a reversible hydrocolloid tray she's using?

[@alexpanescu5863]

yes ,the problem is where the hell do we get agar gara ,i only find it in food industry ,no specialized powder for dentistry

[@jquin3]

@@alexpanescu5863 its not common but it is still available in some countries. Its often used more in dental laboratories to make duplicate dentures.

[@jquin3]

@@alexpanescu5863 when used for dental applications, its used in gel form which you need to heat to convert it to a more fluid form to be used as an impression material.

[@centerforard]

Yes. You can use reversible hydrocolloid trays for alginate impressions. Take your practice to the Top Tier. Subscribe to DentistryMasterClasses.com for an organized library of all the Dental Minute videos plus many complete comprehensive cases and many very important articles. New cases are added weekly. Only $20/month. Click here to subscribe: membership.dentistrymasterclasses.com/purchase/?plan=513

[@alexpanescu5863]

@@jquin3 yes i know thats the problem i only have silicones to work with here ,no agaar agar in site ,i guess the overcomplicated tehnique compared to silicones is what it diminished it s popularity

[@Cece_Si]

DAMN I WISH YOU WERE MY TEACHER 😭

[@centerforard]

Thank you. We have begun a dental assisting section of DentistryMasterClasses.com. Only $20/month. New teaching videos on all phases of dental assisting added monthly.

[@javenbautista1343]

I wish I could smile again 😢😢😢 i wish someone would help me to fix my upper teeth

[@centerforard]

Find someone who can help you with your issues. Almost anything can be restored.

[@agneslotkute1402]

People, breathe through your nose. Always

[@centerforard]

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[@fkillah]

Lip retractors, Vaseline, hurricane spray, flavoring….no dental office does this. Totally unnecessary

[@centerforard]

Probably for you.

[@fkillah]

@@centerforard I'll go out on a limb and guarantee you that over 99% of dentists and specialists don't do it this way. But whatever works for you, great.

[@centerforard]

What is your point? Probably 99% of dental offices do not use a rubber dam, take face bow mountings, take diagnostic photographs, perform a comprehensive exam, have a separate, formal consultation appointment, understand how to manipulate a patient's mandible into centric relation, truly understand occlusion, how to treat myofacial pain or TMJ dysfunction or how to read a TMJ - MRI either. I am not teaching what most offices do, I am teaching methods that produce a predictably excellent result. If you want to do things the way it is done by most dental offices, do not waste your time with these videos.

[@fkillah]

@@centerforard most offices do take diagnostic photos, perform a comprehensive exam, and with biomemetic dentistry paradigm shift most are now using rubber dams. Im all about getting the job done with excellent results and efficiency. I find your videos helpful but I disagree on this method of taking alginate impressions. Like I said, whatever works for you.

[@vipvipsilentkiller4420]

I wish you were my dad👍❤

[@centerforard]

What a nice thing to say! Thank you.

[@Delacruz916]

The spray, the machine, the cheek retractor, the squishy bottle with water, putting alginate on teeth and THEN the tray....too much work! I just measure, mix, and take impression. To each their own I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@centerforard]

Terrific! Continue taking poor impressions. Producing an excellent product is rarely simple.

[@price5560]

Well, yeah, mediocrity Is always easiest.