Indications, clinical and

laboratory stages of
manufacturing of swaged-
soldered dental bridges
 Clinical & laboratorial stages of
swaged-soldered bridges making
Clinical stages Laboratorial stages

І. Patient examination. Diagnostics. І. Making of supporting crowns (swaging).

Making of treatment plan. Preparation
of abutment teeth. Taking
impressions.

ІІ. Fitting & trying on of supporting ІІ. Modeling of intermediate (pontic) part of
crowns. Taking of occlusal dental bridge. Molding of intermediate (pontic)
impression. part of dental bridge. Soldering of dental bridge
parts.

ІІІ. Fitting & trying on dental bridge ІІІ. Modeling of veneers (facing) with dental wax.
framework. Choosing of veneer Replacement of dental wax to acrylic resin.
(facing) color. Polishing of dental bridge.

ІV. Dental bridge fixation.  

Preparation of abutment teeth for swaged
artificial crowns.
Preparation of incisal edge
Preparation of vestibular &
oral surfaces
Stages of teeth preparation
Stages of teeth preparation
Stages of teeth preparation
Preparation of occlusal surface
Separation
Marking of clinical neck with ink pencil.
Modeling of anatomical shape of abutment
crown.
Sizes of modeled crown are smaller on -
0,25-0,3 мм
Thickness of metal of swaged crown is- 0,25-0,3мм
Cutting of part of dental model with
abutment tooth.
Marking of gypsum stamp.
Methods of gypsum stamp marking
Making copy of gypsum stamp in low
temperature molding alloy
Molding of alloy stamp with MELOT
For a lot of crowns gypsum blocks are
used.
Calibration of standard shells with Samson
devise
Previous swaging
 Parker devise for external
swaging(pressing) of artificial crowns
Press for external swaging(pressing) of
artificial crowns
 Stage of fitting & trying on of
supporting crowns.

а – checking of marginal adaptation with dental probe;

б- visual examination with dental mirror.
 Occlusal impression taking with
gypsum.

Applying gypsum

Fixing of central Removing of occlusal

occlusion impression

Estimation of
impression
 Gypsum models are fixed to
occludator than modeling of
intermediate (pontic) part of dental
bridge.
Fitting of dental bridge framework.
Determination of shade of veneer
(facing)
Final fitting of swaged-soldered
bridge.

Dental bridge after fixation.

 Clinical & laboratorial stages of
all metalic casted (molded)
bridges making
Clinical stages
І. Patient examination. Diagnostics.
Making of diagnostic models. Making of
treatment plan. Preparation of abutment
teeth. Taking impressions.
ІІ. Fitting & trying on casted dental bridge.
ІІІ. . Dental bridge fixation.
Laboratorial stages
1. Making of dividable model.
Fixing of main & additional model into
articulator. Modeling of wax composition of
casted dental bridge. Molding of bridge.
ІІ. Polishing of dental bridge.
Form is compromised in the lesser visible half.

Fig. 3-37. When replacing a

posterior tooth (A), dupli­cate the
dimension of the more visible
mesial half of the ad­jacent tooth.
Narrow (B) and wide (C) pontic
spaces. (Redrawnfrom Blancheri
RL: Rev Asoc Dent Mex 8:103,
1950.)
Fig. 3-38. A, Eight-unit FPD with porcelain facings. B and C, This three-unit
posterior FPD has been fabricated by postceramic soldering of a metal-ceramic
facing to conventional gold. D, Metal-ceramic FPD with a modified ridge lap pontic
(canine) appears to emerge from the gingiva.
Fig. 3-39 Waxing armamentarium
Fig. 3-40 Prefabricated wax pontics.
Fig. 3-41. Luting the pontic to the retainers.
Fig. 3-42. Complete contour wax patterns.
Fig. 3-42. Cut-back procedure for a three-
unit anterior FPD. A, Delineating the
porcelain-metal junction. B, The central
incisor has already been cut back, and the
pontic has been troughed. The canine is still
at anatomic contour. C, A ribbon saw is used
to section the connector.
Fig. 3-43. Metal substructure ready for
airborne particle abrasion and oxidation.
 Fig. 3-44.
Failure of unsupported
gingival porcelain.
Fig. 3-45. Armamentarium for porcelain application.
Fig. 3-46.
Porcelain application. A, Substructure ready for opaquing. B,
Opaque application. C, Body porcelain application. D, A piece of
moistened tissue paper (arrow) on the edentulous ridge. E, The
porcelain after the first firing.
Fig. 3-47. Metal-ceramic pontic replacing a lateral incisor.
Fig. 3-48. All-metal,
three-unit FPDs.