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1. Ensure the patient is sitting back in an upright position. Ask the patient to close her back teeth together. Tell the patient that this is how you need her to close with the bite registration material in place. Observe how both side of the arches occlude. |
2. Place the bite registration material cartridge into the dispensing gun. |
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3. Dispense material onto the occlusal surface of the patient's arch starting in the posterior molars on one side and continuing to syringe the material onto the anterior teeth and around to the molars on the opposite side. A full-arch bite registration will ensure an accurate occlusal record. |
4. Have the patient close her mouth, or guide the patient's jaw into the proper position. |
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5. Most vinyl polysiloxane bite registration materials will set in 20 to 30 seconds. |
6. Remove the bite registration from the mouth. Rinse the material, dry, and disinfect according to manufacturer's instructions. |
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7. Be sure to avoid contact with any chemicals known to inhibit setting of vinyl polysiloxane such as latex gloves and acrylic residues. Wear vinyl gloves during procedure. |
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