Dental molds

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Shaw, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory technician, uses die stone to work on diagnostic molds at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. Dental laboratory technicians use diagnostic molds to make sure dental prosthetics and appliances fit the patient properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Hard at work

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Shaw, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory technician, and Tech. Sgt. Matt Fitzgerald, 23d AMDS dental laboratory NCO in charge, work on dental prosthetics and appliances at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. Shaw and Fitzgerald are the only two dental laboratory technicians on Moody. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Hot knife

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Shaw, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory technician, uses a heated knife to cut out a bleach tray at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. There is typically one dental laboratory technician for every 4.5 dentists at any given base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Rough around the edges

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Shaw, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory technician, uses a model trimmer to smooth out the edges of a bleach tray at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. Mouth guards and bleach trays are made using specific types of plastic that are heated and sucked down onto a mold of the patient’s mouth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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The latest and greatest

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Shaw, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory technician, prepares a computer-aided design/ computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) machine to make replacement crown at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. The CAD/CAM machine is accurate within 10 microns, or one-one hundredth of a millimeter, and is capable of restoring teeth within one sitting instead of the multiple visits required for older methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Training projects

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Fitzgerald, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory NCO in charge, opens a drawer full of training projects at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 9, 2013. The dental laboratory is responsible for making dental prosthetics and appliances, such as retainers, crowns and mouth guards for the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Dental lab crafts prosthetics, orthodontics

Published April 11, 2013

Dental molds

Hard at work

Hot knife

Rough around the edges

The latest and greatest

Training projects