Technique demonstration illustrating the essential steps for a clinician or technician to reline a Zest Dental Solutions LOCATOR® (Legacy) or LOCATOR R-Tx® Removable Attachment System case. This comprehensive video includes the basics of working with ordering LOCATOR and LOCATOR R-Tx abutments and materials needed to make this procedure simple!
Learn more about LOCATOR R-Tx®:
https://www.zestdent.com/index.php/products/zest-anchors/implant-attachment-systems/locator-r-tx-removable-attachment-system.html
Learn more about LOCATOR (Legacy):
https://www.zestdent.com/index.php/products/zest-anchors/implant-attachment-systems/locator-implant-attachment-system.html
Learn more about CHAIRSIDE® Restorative Materials: https://www.zestdent.com/index.php/chariside-restorative-materials
Dr. Scherer’s Same-Day LOCATOR Laboratory Reline Protocol:
Step 1: Coordinate same-day or evening laboratory reline, see the patient in the early morning or late afternoon.
Step 2: Remove healing abutments, size LOCATOR or LOCATOR R-Tx abutment tissue heights. (May need to be done prior to reline visit if you don’t keep stock/inventory)
Step 3: Irrigate implant with water or irrigating solution, place LOCATOR or
LOCATOR R-Tx abutment, hang-tighten
Step 4: Make radiograph (PA/PAN) confirming full-adaptation, torque to manufacturer’s recommended value
Step 5: Remove existing denture liner (hard or soft liner), place block-out spacers & housings onto abutments, use CHAIRSIDE Light-Body PVS to check for any areas of denture contact
Optional Step: If you need to change denture borders, air-dry denture, place PVS adhesive, and use CHAIRSIDE heavy body to inject onto borders and border mold on edentulous ridge
Step 6: Size recesses appropriately (if needed), air dry, and apply PVS adhesive
Step 7: Inject CHAIRSIDE Medium-body PVS into intaglio of denture, seat onto edentulous ridge, instruct patient to bite down lightly and border mold edges.
Step 8: After complete polymerization remove prosthesis, remove spacers & housings, spray & send to laboratory (optional step: include laboratory parts) for hard reline
Step 9: After receiving back from lab, use pressure-indicating paste and adjust to fit to tissues, use CHAIRSIDE Denture Prep & Polish Kit and CHAIRSIDE Attachment Processing Material to process housings to denture
