http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/06/09/bringing-smiles-to-the-slums-jua-kali-dentistry-in-kenya/ Gadgets in Africa: Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/06/09/bringing-smiles-to-the-slums-jua-kali-dentistry-in-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-16378 Question Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=1332#comment-16378 How do they mount the tooth on the Gums? How do they mount the tooth on the Gums?

]]> http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/06/09/bringing-smiles-to-the-slums-jua-kali-dentistry-in-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-16374 fondomatic Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:01:32 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=1332#comment-16374 meda has it right. When I worked in a dental lab here in the US we used flasks like this placed in an autoclave overnight to cure the acrylic. Nothing barbaric about it at all. meda has it right. When I worked in a dental lab here in the US we used flasks like this placed in an autoclave overnight to cure the acrylic. Nothing barbaric about it at all.

]]> http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/06/09/bringing-smiles-to-the-slums-jua-kali-dentistry-in-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-16372 medea Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:48:49 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=1332#comment-16372 sorry, me again. Found the name for the process in English: Flasking. sorry, me again. Found the name for the process in English: Flasking.

]]> http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/06/09/bringing-smiles-to-the-slums-jua-kali-dentistry-in-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-16371 medea Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:44:29 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=1332#comment-16371 Actually, in many parts of the world this is the official way to cast acrylic teeth on plaster molds. Basically there is a negative space in the mold that uses lost wax method and you add the acrylic that will cure inside. The pressure is needed for there to be accurate molding and details to be passed on to the acrylic, and then you put it in a pot to cook, with press and all. I've done this myself. There is actually a video showing how the mold comes out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIdedkm5Ao&feature=related This one in particular doesn't look that un-professional to me, looks just like the one I have at home. In Spanish the boxes are Muflas and the contraption is a Prensa Actually, in many parts of the world this is the official way to cast acrylic teeth on plaster molds. Basically there is a negative space in the mold that uses lost wax method and you add the acrylic that will cure inside. The pressure is needed for there to be accurate molding and details to be passed on to the acrylic, and then you put it in a pot to cook, with press and all. I’ve done this myself. There is actually a video showing how the mold comes out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIdedkm5Ao&feature=related
This one in particular doesn’t look that un-professional to me, looks just like the one I have at home. In Spanish the boxes are Muflas and the contraption is a Prensa

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