Modified Impression Technique for Fabrication of a Custom Made Ocular Prosthesis
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Modified Impression Technique for Fabrication of a Custom Made Ocular Prosthesis
Making an impression of the anophthalmic socket to facilitate the design of a custom made ocular prosthesis is a common practice. Different impression techniques can be used for its fabrication. The modified impression technique described here requires minimum laboratory procedures as the preliminary impression, secondary impression and wax trial can be done as a single stage procedure.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaplastology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2161-1173
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1173.1000129