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Restorative Art. Introduction and Orientation. Restorative Art. Mayer: page 501 “care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color” 4 objectives: 1) ease psychological effect on the family 2) make good public relations for the firm 3) lessen morbid curiosity of the public
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Restorative Art Introduction and Orientation
Restorative Art • Mayer: page 501 • “care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color” • 4 objectives: • 1) ease psychological effect on the family • 2) make good public relations for the firm • 3) lessen morbid curiosity of the public • 4) professional responsibility
Anatomical Position • Klicker page 14 • “the body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, and thumbs pointed away from the body” Terms of Form, Position and Direction Left and right are also in reference to the decedent’s left and right.
Terms (cont’d) • Anterior and Posterior • Superior and Inferior • Medial and Lateral • Bilateral • Frontal and Profile • Planes: median, horizontal, oblique, surface • Projection and Recession
Terms (cont’d) • Depression and Protrusion • Concave/Concavity and Convex/Convexity • Inclination • Symmetry and Asymmetry • Physiognomy • Norm
Classes of Cases Requiring Restoration • Klicker page 81 and Mayer page 505 • 1) Injuries • 2) Disease (Pathological) • 3) Post-mortem Tissue Changes • 4) Embalming • Conservative Approach (Mayer page 501)
Types of Restoration • Klicker page 9 • Minor Restoration: “requiring minimum effort, skill, or time to complete” • Major Restoration: “those requiring a long period of time, are extensive, require advanced technical skill, and expressed written consent to perform”
Written Permission • Obtain written permission from the family before doing any restoration that requires incisions, excisions or anything that may be considered a mutiliation!!
Time-table of Restorative Treatments • Klicker page 81 and Mayer page 507 • Pre-embalming Treatments • Embalming Treatments • Post-embalming Treatments
Ethnic Characteristics • Klicker page 12 • White/European/Caucasian/Caucasoid • Black/African/Negroid • Yellow/Asiatic/Mongoloid
Geometric Form of the Normal Skull • Klicker page 12 • Oval with one end broader than the other. • Greatest width is compared with greatest length. • Greatest width = 2/3 the length
Types of Skull • Infant: facial portion is 1/8 the cranial area • underdeveloped upper and lower jaw • absence of teeth • birth to 7 years: rapid growth • 7 years to puberty: slow growth • puberty: significant growth • 22 years: sutures ossify
Adult Skull • Facial portion: ½ size cranial area • Male and female develop similarly until puberty • Female: lighter and smaller • cranial capacity: 10% less • walls thinner and smoother • upper and lower jaws smaller • infantine characteristics
Aging • reduction of size of upper and lower jaws due to the loss of teeth • reduction in size of alveolar processes • reduction in vertical length of the face and an alteration in the angle of the jaw