Put model in articulator and increase bite to the right degree.
Add soft pink #3 wax to the model.
(Alcohol Torch by Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)
Use an alcohol torch and an electric wax knife set at 392° (Waxlectric by Renfert)
Layer and smooth wax to the right thickness, so the bite is closed.
Cut the wax to create the edge of the night guard, about 2/3 of the way up the teeth.
Check for canine rise or anterior guidance depending on Rx.
Make sure to smooth out indentations.
Chisel off mold mount.
Put in water to remove air bubbles.
Dry off.
Put in clean mold frame.
Fill mold with duplicating material.
(Polyflex ND Duplicating material by Austenal) (Gelovit Duplicating Unit by BEGO)
Allow to sit for 5 min, then place in water for 5 min.
Remove the mold from the frame and remove the model without damaging the mold.
Create 2 holes, one at each end of the night guard.
Create cuts and make sure the mold is clean.
Heat wax and remove it from the model.
Clean off any wax residue.
Steam clean model and dry.
Coat model with separator to prevent the night guard from sticking to the model.
Dry separator.
Mix CLEARsplint powder and liquid.
(CLEARsplint by Astron Dental Corporation)
Place model back into mold,
and mold back into frame.
Pour CLEARsplint into hole until it appears on the other side.
Place into pressure pot set at a temperature of 120° F.
Pressure set at 20 psi.
Give it 25 min for it to cure.
Remove mold from frame.
Remove model from mold.
Chisel model off of night guard.
Clear away debris.
Cut off pouring stumps.
Trim away excess from night guard.
Using a finer tool, trim the mouth guard to the right shape to prevent it from feeling
too bulky in the mouth.
Trim areas that are too tight.
Trim the anterior area to loosen the fit enough to be taken in and
out of the mouth comfortably.
Once fit is good, check in articulator to adjust occlusion.
Fine tune occlusion using articulating paper.
Continue to thin out the lingual area for optimal comfort.
Continue to adjust occlusion until perfect.
To follow prescription, in this case, we check for a proper canine rise.
Polish with pumice and a wet rag wheel in a polishing lathe.
Start on the sides of the outside parts of the night guard.
Then do the lingual part.
Make sure to smooth out all the rough spots.
Now change to a plastic hub.
Polish the inside of the night guard.
Rinse off night guard.
Use mirror shine to buff it to a high shine.
Clean night guard.
Clean master model.
Check the final fit of the night guard.
And there you have it, an LSK121 Occlu-Ever Soft Night Guard.