Ive just cleaned my first bear skull and it seems to have come out allright. The lower jaw broke during boiling at the center and several teeth are loose. What is used to repair breaks and loose teeth? Also, can a jaw be hinged to allow movement as well as strenghth? Thanks in advance!
Newton's ninety (90) second epoxy for jaw break and loose teeth. Can't help with hinge.
You don't have a broken jaw.......boiling water does not a bone break. The suture joint at the junction of the two maxillae separated. Rinse it well with acetone to degrease and glue it shut with cheap,Wally-world 5 minute epoxy. There are several ways to hinge the zygomatic joint. Nature did a pretty good job of it with the ursae, you only have to improve on it. Email me for a diagram to achieve the result you desire.