How Bite Registration Material Is Used
The definition of “impression”, as in an imprint, is a visible trace left behind by pressure. It is like what happens when you leave a footprint in mud. Dental impressions are imprints used as a cast of your teeth for use in making crowns, dentures, bridges and other dental prostheses and orthodontic products. Bite registration material is used for making these dental impressions. The ingredients that go into this dental impression material makes a thick liquid material commonly made from polyvinyl siloxane or alginate that is placed in bite trays.
Once the bite trays are filled with the bite registration material it is placed in the patient’s mouth to make a mold of their teeth. This can be used for upper and lower teeth respectively. The dental impression material and trays are designed to fit over the full dental arch which usually includes the roof of the patient’s mouth for the upper impression and under the tongue for the lower impression. Some of the products made from impressions include:
- Veneers
- DentalImplants
- Dentures
- Customs Whitening Trays
- Custom Made Mouth Guards
- Forensics
- Bridges
- Crowns
You may also hear these impressions called alginate impressions or dental molds in various dental and orthodontic venues.
There are various methods used for bite registration. Open mouth, closed mouth and double bite registration are the 3 most commonly used techniques for obtaining a mold of a patient’s mouth. It is important to make sure the tray is positioned correctly and that the impression made is complete for accuracy.
The quality of the bite registration material does make a difference in the final prostheses that is made from it.Making sure the primary dental impression is done properly and that it gets the whole cast/mold of the teeth is vital to making sure whatever dental or orthodontic device is made fits properly for the patient. There are several brands of this material used in dentistry and orthodontics.
One example of quality VPS impression material is Clear Innova’s Fusion dental impression material. They provide a complete line of dentalVPS bite registration material solutions that are easy to use, easy to trim and they are ideal for either open, closed or even double bite impressions.
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