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/ Published December 23, 2008
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Master Sgt. Julie Ingison, 509th Medical Group Dental Clinic technician, hand crafts a crown for a molar by slowly grinding down the edges with the dental drill Dec. 15. Sergeant Ingison crafts each crown to fit the shape of the old tooth to ensure an exact fit. The dental clinic averages six crowns per month and each crown can take between eight and 36 hours to create. The dental clinic also creates a multitude of other oral devices including dentures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Master Sgt. Julie Ingison, 509th Medical Group Dental Clinic technician, hand crafts a crown for a molar by slowly grinding down the edges with the dental drill Dec. 15. Sergeant Ingison crafts each crown to fit the shape of the old tooth to ensure an exact fit. The dental clinic averages six crowns per month and each crown can take between eight and 36 hours to create. The dental clinic also creates a multitude of other oral devices including dentures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Capt. Carl Bhend, 509th Medical Group dental clinic dentist, inserts molding paste into a patient?s mouth Dec. 15 during a training session. Captain Bhend inserts the paste by hand into the mouth before inserting the whole plate to ensure all gaps are filled to provide an accurate molding of the lower teeth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Capt. Carl Bhend, 509th Medical Group dental clinic dentist, inserts molding paste into a patient?s mouth Dec. 15 during a training session. Captain Bhend inserts the paste by hand into the mouth before inserting the whole plate to ensure all gaps are filled to provide an accurate molding of the lower teeth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Tech. Sgt. Crystal Jarvis, 509th Medical Group dental clinic dental hygienist, performs a routine cleaning on a patient, Dec. 15. Sergeant Jarvis uses different types of tools to ensure all plaque and any other foreign objects have been removed from teeth surface. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)