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86 DS dental lab keeps Ramstein smiling

July 21, 2016
Photos by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh
Senior Airman Dylan Lemos, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, bends a wire around a mold of teeth to create a retainer June 30 on Ramstein. The dental lab is divided into two sections: the base dental lab and the area dental lab. The base dental lab provides for Ramstein, while the area dental lab provides for several bases throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Senior Airman Dylan Lemos, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, bends a wire around a mold of teeth to create a retainer June 30 on Ramstein. The dental lab is divided into two sections: the base dental lab and the area dental lab. The base dental lab provides for Ramstein, while the area dental lab provides for several bases throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Staff Sgt. Samuel Brown, 86th Dental Squadron certified dental technician, paints a zirconia crown June 30 on Ramstein. Brown painted the crown to look more natural so it won’t stand out against regular teeth.
Staff Sgt. Samuel Brown, 86th Dental Squadron certified dental technician, paints a zirconia crown June 30 on Ramstein. Brown painted the crown to look more natural so it won’t stand out against regular teeth.
Senior Airman Tanner Scott, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, fills a mold of teeth with plaster June 30 on Ramstein. Once the mold dries, dental lab technicians will be able to use it to create sports guards, hard night guards or retainers for the customer.
Senior Airman Tanner Scott, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, fills a mold of teeth with plaster June 30 on Ramstein. Once the mold dries, dental lab technicians will be able to use it to create sports guards, hard night guards or retainers for the customer.
Airman 1st Class Jesus Benitez, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, works on a hard night guard June 30 on Ramstein.
Airman 1st Class Jesus Benitez, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, works on a hard night guard June 30 on Ramstein.
Jim Patterson, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, melts gold for a tooth crown June 30 on Ramstein. After melting the gold, Patterson spun it at high speeds to push it into a ready-made mold.
Jim Patterson, 86th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, melts gold for a tooth crown June 30 on Ramstein. After melting the gold, Patterson spun it at high speeds to push it into a ready-made mold.
Two dental lab technicians from the 86th Dental Squadron work on teeth molds June 30 on Ramstein. The dental lab provides false teeth, crowns, hard night guards, sports guards, retainers and more for Ramstein and several other bases throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Two dental lab technicians from the 86th Dental Squadron work on teeth molds June 30 on Ramstein. The dental lab provides false teeth, crowns, hard night guards, sports guards, retainers and more for Ramstein and several other bases throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
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