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2. Dental impression - Wikipedia

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   An impression body, made from alginate impression material. A custom dental model or plaster cast. A dental impression is a negative imprint of hard and soft tissues in the mouth from which a positive reproduction, such as a cast or model, can be formed. It is made by placing an appropriate material in a dental impression tray which is designed ...

3. Dental material - Wikipedia

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   Impression materials are designed to be liquid or semi-solid when first mixed, then set hard in a few minutes, leaving imprints of oral structures. Common dental impression materials include sodium alginate, polyether and silicones. Historically, plaster of Paris, zinc oxide eugenol and agar were used.

4. Polyvinyl siloxane - Wikipedia

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   Polyvinyl siloxane is widely used in dentistry as an impression material. [1] It is also used in other contexts where an impression similar to a dental impression is ...

5. Zinc oxide eugenol - Wikipedia

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   Zinc oxide eugenol is also used as an impression material during construction of complete dentures and is used in the mucostatic technique of taking impressions, usually in a special tray, (acrylic) produced after primary alginate impressions. However, ZOE is not usually used if the patient has large undercuts or tuberosities, whereby silicone ...

6. Inlays and onlays - Wikipedia

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   Notice how the line angles of the impression for the inlay are very sharp and precise; this is achieved using carbon-tipped stainless steel instruments. The salmon-colored polyvinylsiloxane impression material is less viscous than the blue and is able to capture better detail for the tooth being restored.

7. Intraoral scanner - Wikipedia

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   Dental impressions are the first step for creating a dental prosthesis. The most common material used for traditional impressions is polyvinyl siloxane, however this material has a poor smell and odour which makes it not favourable for patient or dentist alike. [2] Intraoral scanners have been introduced into dentistry to make the impression ...