Great question Roger. The purpose is twofold. (1) Having the tongue above the tray, means that if the patient has to swallow then there is less chance the tongue will dislodge or move the tray during this swallowing process. (2) This movement will push the impression material out of the way in this area. This means that during the pouring up process, your technician will have an easier time pouring up a good clean model to work with. Hope that helps :-)
Hi J Wood. Thanks for engaging on this video and asking for clarification. The "supine" position is the body position in which a person is lying flat on their back, face up. I think you are thinking of "prone" position, which is the body position in which a person is lying flat on their front, face down. In my humble opinion dentistry is best performed in the supine position 🙂
Thank you for the video I'll be trying this tmrw at work
Can you please Do a video on tips on how to suction using HVE also a video on cord packing
What's the purpose of having patient stick out tongue when taking mandibular impression?
Great question Roger. The purpose is twofold. (1) Having the tongue above the tray, means that if the patient has to swallow then there is less chance the tongue will dislodge or move the tray during this swallowing process. (2) This movement will push the impression material out of the way in this area. This means that during the pouring up process, your technician will have an easier time pouring up a good clean model to work with. Hope that helps :-)
I have done this a couple of times in my youth but.....this would be impossible for me now because of gagging. Its a real problem
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SUPINE = lying on front; I imagine that'd be very difficult for any dental procedure!
Hi J Wood. Thanks for engaging on this video and asking for clarification. The "supine" position is the body position in which a person is lying flat on their back, face up. I think you are thinking of "prone" position, which is the body position in which a person is lying flat on their front, face down. In my humble opinion dentistry is best performed in the supine position 🙂
those impressions doesn't look good