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This course is for lab technicians. LVI's hands-on Full Mouth Waxing course brings new light and knowledge to the ever-growing demand in the area of full mouth reconstruction. This hands-on course will guide the technician step by step from pre-operative to the final wax-up.

This comprehensive approach to full mouth waxing will cover function as well as aesthetics with special emphasis placed on tooth morphology, anatomy, shape, function and so much more. Each participant will complete a full mouth wax-up. This course is designed specifically for intermediate and advanced technicians. In order to meet the dentists' expectation for a more accurate final restoration, it all starts with a precise wax-up.

Each technician will be provided with pre-operative models (maxillary and mandibular). You will mount the models to a new pre-established vertical index (bite). The pre-operative wax-ups will be done on the models and then transferred to die models where the case will be finished in wax, applying the principles and techniques learned in the course.

At the completion of this course, you will be eligible to be evaluated for the "LVI Certified Technician" credential. If you earn this distinction, you will be invited to enter the Master Aesthetic Technician program.

The objectives of this course are for the participant to:

• Understand function as it relates to wax-ups
  
• Recognize tooth morphology, shape, grooves and contours
  
• Prepare for case success through correct pre-operative work-up
  
• Implement the use of pictures, facial plane indexes, HIP mounting and other tools
  
• Learn waxing techniques and the matrix transfer
  
• Understand the LVI Golden Proportion and Golden Vertical Index from a technician's perspective
  
• Recognize the importance of form and function, anterior and posterior
  
• Discuss natural occlusal anatomy
  
• Learn about spruing and investing