ISSUE NO. 2 TECHNICIANS MERIT AWARDS SEPTEMBER SCHEME NEWSLETTER
BEST PROSTHETIC TECHNICIAN JUDGED BY CHRIS WIBBERLEY AND SPONSORED BY BREDENT UK LTD
CHRIS WIBBERLEY RDT (Dip CDT) GDC: 182605 n Chris is a Clinical Dental Technician based in Saddleworth, Oldham. He qualified as a Dental Technician from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2009. In 2011, he was part of the first cohort of students to enrol onto the Clinical Dental Technology Course at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), and graduated in 2013 as one of the youngest CDTs in the UK. His passion for working as a CDT saw him working for an NHS Domiciliary Service in the Huddersfield area along with running a clinic twice a week at a private Dental practice in Saddleworth. Chris now runs a bespoke Denture clinic called
CW Dentures, and in recognition of the work he has done at his clinic, became the recipient of the BACDTs highest award, Member of the Year - 2018. Chris has lectured on some of the largest stages in Dental Technology, including the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne and at the Dental Technology Showcase (DTS), in Birmingham. He has gained a reputation for achieving extremely natural looking Denture Aesthetics for his patients and regularly runs training courses on how to achieve these results. In his spare time Chris has numerous interests away from dentistry, which include road cycling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He’s a keen spectator of Rugby Union (because he’s now too old and injury prone to play) and loves to spend time walking with his Labrador, Ralph and young family in the Saddleworth Countryside (especially when it involves a pit-stop at the pub).
lll CASE STUDY In this issue of the TMA newsletter, I thought I would write about a subject I get asked about an awful lot. It is related to Denture aesthetics, and how to make the borders of a full denture look like natural gingiva. It involves the use of composite material (and in this case I have used a number of pastes and stains from various companies/ suppliers), and the inclusion of a very important PMMA/Composite primer that binds this material together. That primer is known as visio.link (Bredent). Before I explain how to apply the materials, it is very important to understand what we need to know about natural gingiva and it’s landmarks. When applying pink composite to a denture base, it is important to remember 5 gingival landmarks:
1. ALVEOLAR MUCOSA As shown in figure 1.1, the Alveolar Mucosa is a thin, soft and fragile continuation of the mucous membrane of the cheeks, lips and floor of the mouth. It is deep red in colour and smooth, with many visible blood vessels.
Fig 1.1
2. MUCOGINGIVAL JUNCTION The meeting point of the freely moveable tissue of the Alveolar mucosa and the firm tissue of the attached gingiva as shown in figure 1.2. It can be defined as the point where the firm tissue attaches to the underlying bone.
Fig 1.2
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