Reprinted from LMT's June/July 2011 issue

How to Process a Denture

Using the Palajet System
By Billy Goddard, AS, CDT

D
entures processed with the Palajet injection system from Heraeus Kulzer offer excellent fit, occlusion and
esthetics. Engineered for heat- and auto-cure acrylics, the system offers some distinct advantages. With the
Palajet, a Duoflask and Palapress vario acrylic, its possible to process two premium dentures in one flask,
doubling efficiency while doing the same amount of work as traditional flasking. Because of the unique amen-free
makeup of Palapress vario, the case can be processed in 30 minutes with no residual monomer. Palapress vario is dense,
plaque resistant, color stable and has no peroxide that can burn a patients tissue, giving you the speed of cold-cure
acrylic without its drawbacks.

step 3 Invest both arches in

Step 1 This wax try-in has
been approved by the patient
and doctor and the dentures are
ready for processing.
the lower half of the flask, bring-
ing the plaster to the edge of
the wax; allow plaster to set.
step 2 Apply a thin layer of
Vaseline to the top and bottom
half of the DuoFlask and on the
stone models. Place both arches
in the lower half of the flask and
check for clearance.
step 4 After the plaster has
fully set, sprue both arches for
injection. Place a main feeder
sprue from the injection hole to
both arches and a main connec-
tor on the opposite side of the
flask. Run a small vent sprue that
connects to both arches and
exits the flask through the vent
hole. Next, apply a separator
to the stone to allow for invest-
ing of the top half of the flask.
I use HiSep from Hi-Tec Dental
Products because its efficient
and creates a perfect separation
between stone-to-stone areas. I
pour the HiSep onto the plaster
stone areas and blow the excess
off immediately.
step 5 Secure the top half
of the flask by tightening the
flask bolts; its now ready to be
invested. I use FloFlask, a stone
blend from Hi-Tec Dental Prod-
ucts that has the strength of
flasking stone combined with
the working properties of flow
stone; it picks up minute details
very accurately. Mix and pour
(vibration optional) the FloFlask
to the top of the flask.
step 6 Let the FloFlask set for
20 minutes and then place the
flask in the boilout tank.
to the first line; if processing two
step 7 After 10 minutes in the
boilout tank, open the flask and
clean any remaining wax from
the flask. Place the diatorics and
post dam. Clean the flask one
more time and then apply the
separating agent; I use Aislar
from Heraeus Kulzer.
step 8 I use a dry cotton swab
to remove the excess separator
from the exposed teeth. Then I
clean the teeth again with a cot-
ton swab dipped in monomer,
which removes any remaining
particles.
step 9 Using Heraeus Kulzers
measuring device, measure the
exact ratio of polymer to mono-
mer for the case. The device
has two vials: the larger one on
the left is for polymer and the
smaller, right vial is for mono-
mer. If processing one arch, pour
the polymer and monomer up
arches, pour to the second line.
(Tip: Notice that the polymer
vial is filled with roughly 75%
pink and 25% clear polymer.
When processed, the acrylic
remains pink, creating a chame-
leon effect to blend in with each
individual patients oral environ-
ment.
step 10 Mix the polymer and
monomer and transfer the mixed
acrylic to the injection vial.
Product Information
For more information on the Palajet
System, call Heraeus at 800-431-1785
or email customer.serviceHKNA@
heraeus.com. For information on
HiSep or FloFlask, call Hi-Tec Den-
tal Products at 800-859-2006.
step 11 While waiting for
the acrylic to reach the proper
injection state, apply two coats
of Heraeus Palabond to the
necks of the teeth to create
a bond to the denture base.
Palabond is a precondition-
ing material that creates a
superior bond between acrylic
teeth and the denture base,
and its an excellent choice for
repairing any acrylic product.
step 12 Secure the flask
and the injection cylinder
into the Palajet system.
step 13 Turn the unit on to
initiate the piston that forces the
acrylic into the flask with 60 psi
of pressure. Hold for 10 minutes
and then flip the piston switch
off to release the pressure and
enable the flask to be removed.
step 17 Using the Ren-
fert plaster chisel, remove
the remaining FloFlask stone
from around the acrylic.
step 14 Place the flask into the
Palamat Elite pneumatic cur-
ing unit and cure for 20 minutes.
The Palamet Elite comes pre-
programmed with four curing
temperatures and a built-in
automatic pressure release timer.
step 18 Use a stone wheel to
remove the excess sprue acrylic.
step 15 Open the flask and
gently tap both sides of the
stone through the open holes in
the flask. Once the stone shell is
free, use a Renfert plaster chisel
to remove the stone from the ABOUT THE AUTHOR
models (lower half of flask).
step 16 The sprues are ex- Billy Goddard, AS, CDT, is
posed so use a fiber cut disk COO of East Tennessee Dental Res-
to separate the sprues as torations in Kingsport, TN, a full
close to the models as pos- service laboratory founded by his
sible. After all the sprues have father in 1984. He is trained in both
been separated from the den-
fixed and removable and has trained
ture base, finish separating
chairside with prosthodontists and
the two sides of the flask.
general dentists. Goddard also vol-
unteers with the Virginia Dental
Associations Missions of Mercy.
 step 20 Use a chisel to re- step 21 After being pum-
move the denture bases from iced and polished, the finished
the stone models. Place the dentures are ready for delivery.
dentures into a glass container
step 19 Remount the filled with Pattersons Plaster
denture arches and verify & Stone Remover and set the
the final occlusion. jar in an ultrasonic cleaner for
approximately 10 minutes.

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