Casting Procedures and Defects: Dr. Abhinav Gupta
Casting Procedures and Defects: Dr. Abhinav Gupta
Casting Procedures and Defects: Dr. Abhinav Gupta
AND DEFECTS
✓Introduction
✓Steps of Casting Procedure
✓Various types of Casting Defects
• According to (GPT-9) the action of pouring or
injecting a flowable material into a refractory
mold.
• The object formed is also referred to as “a
casting”.
• There are various steps of fabrication of a
simple full metal crown.
Steps in Making a Cast Restoration
• Tooth prepration
• Impression
• Die prepration
• Wax pattern fabrication
• Attachment of sprue former
• Ring liner placement
• Assembly of casting ring
• Investing
• Burn out or wax elimination
• Casting
• Sand blasting and recovery
• Finishing and polishing
Tooth Preparation
• The tooth is prepared by the dentist to receive a
cast restorations.
• Care is taken to prevent undercuts that may
prevent seating.
Impression
An accurate impression of the tooth is made
usually with elastomers.
Die Preparation
• A die is prepared from die stone or a suitable die
material or the impression is electroformed.
Die spacer
• A die spacer is coated or painted over the die
which provides space for the luting cement.