i am a dental lab technician, i make teeth all day long and i looove my job. i get to design and create - which is exactly where i like to be...
i start off with a metal framework, then it gets coated with opaque pastes then fired in the kiln or furnace.
a view showing the metal framework
then the fun starts, i get to layer porcelain with various shades and translucencies, while firing the layers in between.
the case that i worked on for the past two days involved a patient who were missing four teeth. so, i got to make a 6-unit bridge with tissue reconstruction.
high-strength model replicating the patient`s teeth, preparation, and gum tissue
the bridge with a coat of glaze prior to firing
the glazed bridge going into the furnace
the finished bridge...
well, i hope this answers your questions regarding what i do when i`m not blogging, drawing, etc... i hope the patient loves it.
happy tuesday everyone!
xo, carla
8 comments:
That is so cool! Probably a lot of people don't understand the importance of work like this...but for someone who gets a new smile, what you do is priceless. I' glad you enjoy it!
This is amazing. I never realized what went into making teeth.
Cenya
what a talent carla!
This is the ultimate in functional art. Very cool.
That's brilliant! How creative and satisfying? I still have the casts of my teeth from when I was a kid and had to be fitted for braces...a before and after!
x
awww sweetie! thank you SO much for your kind words ^_^
I love you and I promise i'll make more plushies ;)
xoxo
Roberta
This is pretty neat, Carla. Wow that must require patience. xoxo
wow
wow
ummm wow! that is so cool!
you get to design and create AND help people... i love that x
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