What material do you use for border molding?

Gutta percha, zinc oxide eugenol paste, low fusing compound and methyl methacrylate resins have been used to record border molding. Among these, low fusing compound has traditionally remained the material of choice for many practitioners, dental students and academicians.

What is border molding denture?

1. Border Moulding  The shaping of an impression material by the manipulation or action of the tissues adjacent to the border of impression.  Purpose: Shape of the border of the tray is made to conform accurately to the contours of limiting structures.

How do you find a vibrating line?

The anterior vibrating line can be visualized by asking the patient to say ‘ah’ in short vigorous bursts or by asking the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver. The posterior vibrating line lies in the area of the junction of the aponeurotic portion of the soft palate and the muscular portion of the soft palate.

How do you record posterior palatal seal?

 The trial base is trimmed till the posterior border.  The anterior vibrating line is marked in the patient’s mouth using an indeloble pencil. While recording the anterior vibrating line,the patient should perform the Valsalva maneuver. The markings are transferred to the master cast.

What is Retromylohyoid curtain?

Retromylohyoid curtain forms the distal end of the alveolingual sulcus. It is a curtain formed by the mucous membrane in the oral cavity. Retromylohyoid curtain bounds the Retromylohyoid fossa. It is a very important structure which plays a major role in the success or failure of a Complete Denture.

How do I find an anterior vibrating line?

What is the anterior vibrating line?

According to Winkler; anterior vibrating line is an imaginary line located at the junction of the attached tissue overlying the hard palate and the movable tissue of immediately adjacent soft palate.

What is fovea Palatine?

These are the orifices of common collecting ducts of minor palatine salivary glands. The fovea palatini are two depressions that lie bilateral to the midline of the palate, at the approximate junction between the. soft and hard palate.