The Shark Jaw Restoration Process

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Meticulous Restoration

At Elasmo-Morph, we offer a high standard shark jaw restoration process. Every jaw will be taken care of with the utmost care and delicacy to restore it to its former glory. The process of restoring such a shark jaw is a long and painstaking one.

Jaws may come to us in bad condition due to improper storage, which, because they are cartilage, may also have developed very bad cracks and holes. Another common problem is discolouration and hardening of lacquer or varnish. Ironically, although this is very hard to remove, it does in fact protect the cartilage below, thus ensuring the cartilage will be successfully whitened when it enters the whitening solution.

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Dry and Set

Once the jaw is whitened sufficiently, it is removed, rinsed, and dried in a closed position in front of a fan for a couple of hours. It is then repositioned and shaped on a drying board and left there for up to one month.

Most of the work is carried out on the jaw once it is dry. During the drying process, although the jaw is held in place with wooden slats so it doesn’t curl, the cartilage will crack in places, especially the upper flanges. This is particularly common with Great whites and Mako shark jaws.

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Shark Jaw Restoration and Repairs

In some instances when the jaw is badly damaged, extensive repairs need to be carried out. Other times, the cartilage on the jaws is rotten and peels away, necessitating major patching to be carried out.

During the repairing process, it’s important that the fixes to the jaw cannot look fake or plastic and so it is a painstaking job ensuring the repairs blend in with the rest of the cartilage. Rarely needing to resort to spray-painting the repairs, the putty is colour matched to the cartilage producing a much better and natural result. To ensure that the jaws are in their best condition, contact me for all of your shark jaw restoration and repair needs.

Contact Us Today For All Your Jaw Cleaning Needs

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Shark Jaw Dentistry

When clients request broken teeth on the jaws replaced, the broken teeth are removed as well as the tooth behind the broken one. Once cleaned up, the unbroken tooth is then set up for casting.

A flexible silicone mould is poured over the tooth and placed inside a degassing chamber to remove all bubbles. Once the cast is dried, a special dental enamel-like resin is used to make a cast of the tooth.

The real tooth is placed at the front, and the cast tooth is placed behind it.

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Phone

+61 477 071 000

Location

Sydney, Australia.

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