Stomatology Technology Qualification (China) case studies
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The Stomatology Technology Qualification Examination (口腔医学技术资格考试) is a Chinese health-professional qualification examination for dental technicians and allied dental technology staff. It assesses whether a candidate can work safely and accurately across the dental laboratory workflow, from understanding oral anatomy and materials science to designing and fabricating fixed, removable, orthodontic and maxillofacial prostheses, and maintaining infection control and laboratory quality. The Stomatology Technology Qualification (China) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,161 words.
1Delayed Pour of a Contaminated Long-Span VPS Impression
A 62-year-old woman requires a six-unit metal-ceramic fixed partial denture from the maxillary right first premolar to the maxillary left second premolar (FDI 14–25). The clinician used a one-step vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) impression in a rigid stock tray after gingival retraction with aluminum chloride-impregnated cord.
922 words, about 5 min2Connector Fracture in a Monolithic Zirconia Four-Unit FPD
A 55-year-old man receives a monolithic zirconia four-unit fixed partial denture replacing the mandibular left first molar, with retainers on the second molar and first premolar (FDI 47–44). To improve embrasure form, the laboratory reduced the connector cross-section to 6 mm² and placed the connectors 2.5 mm above the gingival crest.
886 words, about 4 min3Maxillary Complete Denture Short of the Posterior Palatal Seal After Processing
A 70-year-old edentulous woman with a moderately resorbed maxilla and a flat anterior ridge receives a new maxillary complete denture. The definitive cast had a 1.0-mm posterior palatal seal and a 1.5-mm relief under the palatal vault.
777 words, about 4 min4Band-and-Loop Space Maintainer Failure in the Mixed Dentition
An 8-year-old boy loses the mandibular left primary first molar (FDI 74) prematurely. The adjacent primary second molar (75) and primary canine (73) are erupted; the first permanent molar (36) is not yet erupted.
803 words, about 4 min5Implant Bar Misfit in a Maxillary Obturator
A 58-year-old woman has a right maxillary defect after resection for squamous cell carcinoma (Brown class II), with loss of the right maxilla and hard palate. Four implants are placed: two in the left anterior maxilla and two in the left posterior residual ridge.
773 words, about 4 min