![]() ![]() Then when the wax is melted you stir it till it starts to harden again. Put a small dish in the bottom of a pan with water and slowly melt the wax. Candle wax is not the same, don't use that. Basically you cut a couple of pieces of wax off of pure beeswax. Using beeswax as a repair to cover the broken tooth. This was back about 1976.Low and behold the pharmacist told Gary about an old folk remedy for a broken tooth repair. The old Technician that told me how to do it totally cracked up laughing, But he used the sheet of wax the next day in his work. I made the cuts around the top and bottom and one down the side. I dipped it into the warm wax and pulled it out. I took a large parallel sided beaker and filled it with ice and water. When the wax began to solidify, I turned the heat up just a little. there was about over 1 inch of wax on the top. On a busy day they can collect a lot of wax on top. Boil out units are basically a pot with boiling water and detergent for cleaning off wax with a pump faucet getting clean water from the bottom. There was an unusually large amount of waste wax floating in a boilout unit at the end of the day. I have actually tried this once and did it in the lab one day. I'm sure that the milk bottles were used because of the wide mouth making it easier to get the ice in. Steve, The water condensation on the bottle is very necessary It keeps the wax from sticking to the glass!!! Thanx again for the wealth of information! Assume you either need to dip it quick before condensation forms, or dry the bottle very well and 2) Do you think a wine bottle, or the likes - maybe a Champagne bottle (thicker and heavier to withstand pressures) will withstand breaking as it goes from real cold to fairly warm in a real hurry! As I recall, old glass milk bottles were made to heat/pasturize, then cool. 1) With the bottle filled with ice water, would expect some condensation on the outside. Not sure you could even FIND an old glass milk bottle! But sure a wine bottle or the like would work just as well. ![]() GaryWOW Gary - Not sure what to say here! What a wealth of information! And sounds like the wax sheets could be made. Half a pound of beeswax, half a pound of paraffin and a tablespoon of Vaseline gives about the right texture for Baseplate Wax. In use, the sheet is brush flamed over a Bunsen burner to soften and knife cut into smaller strips to set teeth with. The best waxes state on the container that they are made to ADA standards for flexibility and tackiness for the setup of Denture Teeth. ![]() Dental labs did this during WW2 when supplies were short and they recycled their wax this way instead of buying fresh inventory.ĭentsply Tru-bite is a popular modern brand of Dental waxes, but many suppliers have their own house brand. Dip the bottle in the wax, Immediately pull it and cut around the top and bottom and down one side with a knife. Melt a pot of wax and lower temperature to the lowest temp that the wax will stay fluid. These waxes are not cheap and usually sold in 5 pound boxes for $50.00- $100.00 and up a box.Ī really old timer showed me how to make sheet-wax with a glass milk bottle filled with ice and water. I have the most experience with the more flexible wax used in the fabrication try-in setups with wax and denture teeth for full and partial denture try-in cases. Some of the expensive brands have a high beeswax content for tackiness and flexibility. Hard or Winter Base Plate Wax would have a higher melt temperature and likely be better. I bet your Dentist could easily sell you a few sheets or order some for you. Unfortunately, Dental Lab supplies are legally regulated, so lab supply companies do not legally sell to the public. It comes in hard, soft, winter, summer types. I have been a Dental Lab manager and owner. ![]()
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