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Publications and source records attributed to L K Gardner.
A simplified method of transferring diagnostic odontoplastic information from the cast to the patient is described. This technique can be used successfully when treating fixed, removable, or combination prosthodontics patients.
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Polyvinyl siloxane is useful in protecting the locking mechanism of a swing-lock removable partial denture, making the flasking and deflasking much easier. Polyvinyl siloxane is stiff enough that acrylic resin can be packed against it and easily removed after the partial denture has been deflasked.
A method has been described that will reduce the incidence of fungal growth and increase the period of resiliency for temporary soft liners. The use of a monopoly coating procedure is limited to temporary soft liners only. The coating will not adhere to the more permanent soft liners such as Molloplast-B (Regneri & Co KG, Karlsruhe, West Germany). The coating, however, can be used on any conventional temporary soft liner with good results.
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A number of important points concerning titanium and its alloys have been discussed. They are summarized as follows. Ti and its alloys, particularly the alpha-beta alloys, possess mechanical properties that make them ideal implant materials. Ti and its alloys oxidize readily in air. This surface oxide is extremely stable in the physiologic environment of the body. The stability and inertness of this surface oxide layer acts to protect Ti from corrosive breakdown when used in the body. The elimination of surface irregularities and contaminants is important when preparing a metal for implantation. Titanium can be coupled with equally passive metals in the body without causing galvanic corrosion.
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