05-22-2005, 05:50 AM
how much would a dentist charge? That\'s up to the individual dentist and whether you\'re getting a mold of the upper, lower, or both. The molds would have to be vinyl to be shipped to me since alginate isn\'t very accurate and has an unbelievabley short shelf life. By the time I got in alginate mold in the mail it will have shrunk somewhat and any casts I make with it would be slightly smaller then your actual teeth. Which would make the acrylic teeth feel tight and uncomfortable.
How much I charge for the custom teeth depends on whether you want uppers, lowers, or both. And what kind of design you had in mind.
But that\'s something for PM\'s :wink:
Remember, the key word is \'vinyl.\' If you get impressions of your teeth you have to be 100% clear with the dentist that he makes vinyl molds like they do for denture patients. Alginates only good for quick and dirty study models. Vinyl molds are used for denture building because they\'re the most accurate and don\'t shrink or warp like alginate does. Believe it or not, 1/100 of a mm of shrinkage, and you can feel it in your teeth.
I took a mold of my teeth in alginate and made a quick model with it right away. Then the next day I reused the same mold and made a 2nd model and it was definetely smaller due to the alginate shrinking.
How much I charge for the custom teeth depends on whether you want uppers, lowers, or both. And what kind of design you had in mind.
But that\'s something for PM\'s :wink:
Remember, the key word is \'vinyl.\' If you get impressions of your teeth you have to be 100% clear with the dentist that he makes vinyl molds like they do for denture patients. Alginates only good for quick and dirty study models. Vinyl molds are used for denture building because they\'re the most accurate and don\'t shrink or warp like alginate does. Believe it or not, 1/100 of a mm of shrinkage, and you can feel it in your teeth.
I took a mold of my teeth in alginate and made a quick model with it right away. Then the next day I reused the same mold and made a 2nd model and it was definetely smaller due to the alginate shrinking.