Mark II Instruction Manual - Whip Mix

Train the patient to allow you to arc the
mandible in hinge retation with the patient’s
rotating condyle in its most retruded
position and the orbiting condyle
advanced approximately seven millimeter.
This can be done with the “thumb
on chin” method with the thumb on the
anterio-inferior border of the mandible
in the area of the left cuspid.
fig. 81
Construct a wax wafer composed of
two thicknesses of hard base plate wax
to the dimensions illustrated in fig. 81.
This is done by fabricating an oversized
wafer as previously described and
adapting it to the maxillary teeth with
the index fingers to conform the wafer
to the plane of occlusion and to obtain
light imprints of the cusp tips. Chill the
wafer with air and remove it from the
mouth. Use a warm scalpel to trim the
wafer to the desired dimensions. Return
the wafer to the mouth, and position
it on the maxillary teeth to confirm
that it is stable on the maxillary teeth
and conforms to the plane of occlusion.
Guide the mandible in right lateral closure
to contact the wax and determine
the number of additional strips of wax
which must be added to the lateral extremities
of the mandibular side of the
wafer to establish even contact with the
mandibular teeth. Lute additional thicknesses
of wax to the mandibular side
and then heat the lateral extremities of
the wafer in an open flame to soften the
wax. Quickly temper the wax in a wafer
bath and position the wafer on the dry
maxillary teeth. Guide the mandible in
right lateral closure to obtain light imprints
of the cusp tips in the wax. Chill
the wax with air and remove the wafer
from the mouth and place it in cool water.
The wafer can be returned to the
mouth and checked for accuracy.
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