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DENTURE-MODEL MAKER

Specialty Definition: DENTURE-MODEL MAKER

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Occupations

Forms plaster, metal, plastic, or rubber models and molds from dental impressions and wax models of dentures and dental appliances, using casting equipment and handtools: Mixes specified amounts of special plaster and water or other model-making ingredients, by hand or electric mixer-vibrator, to form compound used for models and molds. Pours mixture into impressions to form models for upper and lower dentures. Melts pieces of gold, silver, or other metal, using gas torch, and casts inlays, crowns, and pontics for fixed bridges, using centrifugal casting machine. Packs plastic mixture or composition rubber strips in molds to cast orthodontic appliances, such as tooth positioners, mouthguards, and retainers. Positions models in articulator and verifies occlusions. Packs plaster or other denture-making ingredient around wax model of denture to form model or matrix for casting denture. Places mold in boiling water to melt wax from cast model. Scrapes remaining wax from model, using knife, and washes model in soapy solution to remove dirt and foreign matter. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DENTURE-MODEL MAKER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 45 4E 54 55 52 45 2D 4D 4F 44 45 4C      4D 41 4B 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000101 01001110 01010100 01010101 01010010 01000101 00101101 01001101 01001111 01000100 01000101 01001100 00100000 01001101 01000001 01001011 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#69 &#78 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#69 &#45 &#77 &#79 &#68 &#69 &#76 &#32 &#77 &#65 &#75 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0045 004E 0054 0055 0052 0045 002D 004D 004F 0044 0045 004C      004D 0041 004B 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3839485455523915474938394624735453952

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