What are the usual dental materials?
-Gypsum products (plaster, stone, improved stone)
-Dental waxes (modelling wax, sticky wax)
-Light cure acrylic
-Acrylic teeth
What is an articulator?
A hinged instrument to which the maxillary and mandibular casts are attached
It reproduces recorded relationships of the mandible to the maxilla
What is the function of an articulator?
Assist the study of occlusion and the formation of the occlusal surfaces of the prostheses and restorations
What is a dental surveyor?
An instrument used to survey casts
Can also be used to prepare parallel surfaces on restorations