Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
<ul><li>Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.</li><li>Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.</li><li>Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.</li><li>Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.</li><li>Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.</li><li>Place tooth models on apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.</li><li>Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.</li></ul>