introduction: complete adhesion of the impression materials to trays is important to prevent impression materials from being pulled away from trays during removed from the mouth and to ensure that the direction of polymerization shrinkage will be towards the tray. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two retention features of custom trays (adhesive vs holes) on the dimensional a...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the dimensional stability of casts made from an alginate impression material poured immediately and stored after specific periods. materials and methods: the common alginate used in iran (super; iralgin, golchai co., tehran, iran) was tested. a master model was mounted on a special device and used to obtain the impressions. these impressions were...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of implant position transfer and surface detail reproduction using two impression techniques and materials. materials and methods: a metal model with two implants and three grooves of 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 mm in depth on the flat superior surface of a die was fabricated. ten regular-body polyether (pe) and 10 regular-body polyvinyl...

making impression to obtain an accurate working cast needs to use accurate impression materials such as polyether. on the other hand, polyether cannot be used easily in places with undercut such as excessive interproximal spaces and under the pontics of fixed partial dentures as it may be locked in these free spaces. in this article, a method is presented to blockout interproximal spaces in ord...

objectives: this study aimed to assess the effect of storage time and temperature on dimensional stability of impressions made with cavex outline zinc oxide impression paste. materials and methods: a round stainless steel mold with five grooves (three horizontal and two vertical) was used in this in-vitro experimental study. cavex outline impression paste was prepared according to the manufactu...

conclusions within the limitations of this study, disinfectants were able to completely eliminate microorganisms carried by the alginate impressions. however, more efficient disinfection methods are needed to eliminate the risk of cross contamination by condensational silicone impressions. background dental impressions often carry microorganisms that may cause cross-infection from patients to d...

introdouction: infection control procedures are essential fordentists. oral and dental impressions can act as carriers of contaminants that can increase the risk of infections while being transferred from the laboratory to the dental office. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and practice of dentists regarding disinfection of impressions sent to the laboratory. mater...

background to prevent diseases transmission, infection control in dental offices without reducing the accuracy and dimensional stability of impression materials is very important. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of sanosil disinfectants on the dimensional stability of some usual impression materials. materials and methods three types of impression material, namely, ...

Background and Aims: An accurate impression of teeth and supporting structure is necessary to restore a lost tooth structure or to replace a tooth with crown and bridge. Although there are various methods for making impression, putty-wash technique is currently preferred since it is simple and does not require a special tray. Silicone elastomeric impression materials have suitable consistency f...