Staff Sgt. Heather Nowak, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab technician, fills a mouth mold with dental stone on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. The dental laboratory makes more than 15 dental molds a month for Airmen who need braces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Heather Nowak, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab technician, carves a mold of a patient's teeth on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. Before receiving braces, a patient will have a replica of their mouth made so the orthodontist can make a dental plan based on their needs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Tools lab technicians from the 2nd Dental Squadron use rest on a table on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. The dental laboratory provides assistance to the 2nd DS by providing doctors with the services they need such as fabricating prostheses, creating molds of patient's teeth and providing accurate dental imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Master Sgt. William Fitzpatrick, 2nd Dental Squadron lab technician, creates a digital crown using a computer aided design program on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. Technicians can either create a crown by hand or design one graphically. A patient's teeth will be photographed and then processed digitally for technicians to work on. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Christopher Casey, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab technician, waxes a crown on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. The dental laboratory provides assistance to the 2nd DS by providing doctors with the services they need such as fabricating prostheses, creating molds of patient's teeth and providing accurate dental imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Master Sgt. Denny Shaffer, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory flight chief, glosses a crown on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. The crown is glossed so it can resemble the look of an actual tooth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Heather Nowak, 2nd Dental Squadron dental lab technician, carves a dental mold of a patient's teeth on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2013. Before receiving braces, a patient will have a replica of their mouth made so the orthodontist can make a dental plan based on their needs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)