Make Your Own Professional Fangs - Vampires to Navis

These are the same Fangs used in the movies. They will look like natural. People wearing cosmetic caps or crowns should NOT use these. This is the equipment we used:

Dental Alginate - 3 minute set
Upper Dental Tray
Dental Acrylic Powder (we used #59 shade)
Dental Acrylic Monomer (liquid activator)
Dental Foil Separator
Dental Labstone
Klean Klay
Dental Base Former
Plastic Pipette (eyedropper)
2 small graduated cups for measuring the alginate and water
Mixing bowl and spatula
Latex gloves
Sculpting tools - Minarettes work nicely
Dremel tool
Safety glasses

Read all the instructions before you begin. We suggest working in a well ventilated area as the Dental Monomer is pretty strong. Lay all your materials out on a protected surface so you're ready for each step.

Always wear gloves when you are working with body fluids in the mouth. Wearing gloves also keeps your hands clean and ready to work on the next part of the project. Wear safety glasses. You don't want to get any acrylic or labstone in your eyes.

Show the person you will be making fangs for what they should expect. Let them try a dental tray on for fit. Use a different tray for each person. They're cheap enough that you can buy a few. They're meant to be disposable.

If you've never worked with these type of materials before you might want to mix up just a bit of each to see how they work before you take on your project.

Mixing the Alginate:
Measure 2oz. of alginate and place in mixing bowl. Add to that 2oz of water. You have 3 minutes from the time the water hits the alginate until it sets up. Plenty of time to mix it well and get your impression. It will appear a bit lumpy, but that's the way dental alginate mixes, don't worry.

Filling the Tray:
Scoop the alginate into the dental tray. Don't overfill it as you don't want to make the victim gag on excess. Since we're only doing fangs and not a full set fill the whole tray but don't overload where the back teeth will go. Fill up to the rim of the tray to include the fronts and to about the 4th or 5th tooth. Make sure there's enough in the tray to cover the front gums as well. I usually mix my alginate about 1 ½ minutes, which leave the person with only a minute or so to get it situated before it sets up.

Taking the Impression:
The tray has been loaded (remember the 3minute set time). Let the person place it in their mouth. They'll need to sit still until it sets up. You'll know when the alginate is set, as it will feel like a solid in the bowl that you can pull away from the sides in one piece. Carefully and slowly remove the alginate filled tray from the mouth. It might feel stuck, but that's just from the suction. It will eventually come out easily.

How did it turn out?:
Check the impression on the teeth you will be making fangs on. Not everyone gets a good impression first try. Place the impression still in the tray in a bowl of water to keep it fresh. Do not wait to make your plaster positive. Alginate will start to shrink in about an hour, so your positive needs to be made right away. Also, if there is part of the plastic tray showing thru in the middle (not rims) brush a little petroleum jelly there so the plastic won't stick to the Labstone you'll be making in your next step.

Mixing the Labstone:
Put about 3oz. of water in a mixing bowl. Slowly add the same amount of Dental Labstone to the water. You'll know when you've added enough stone when the top looks like a dry river bed. Now mix to a creamy consistency. You have about 20 minutes before the stone sets up.