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Agar Impression material is an Hydrocolloid Reversible Impression material. It is called Reversible Impression material because of its property of reversing their physical state, which in reusing the impression material for multiple number of impressions. Agar Hydrocolloid was the first successful elastic impression material to be used in dentistry. History of Agar Impression material: It [...]
Classification of Edentulous Ridges for Fixed Partial Dentures In Diagnosis and treatment planning of Fixed Partial denture fabrication the most important part is the classification of the edentulous ridges of the patient which helps us in determining the type of FPD we are going to use in the patient. Class I: It is a ridge [...]
Diagnosis: Definition: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. Diagnosis is the evaluation of the existing condition, more specifically. It can also be described as The act or process of deciding the nature of a diseased condition by examination. A careful investigation of the facts to [...]
An impression is made for the purpose of recording the anatomical landmarks and then to reproduce them on the cast to be poured. The main 5 objectives of impression making are: PRESS P – Preservation of remaining tooth structures R – Retention E – Esthetics S – Stability S – Support Retention: It is defined [...]
zero-degree teeth: posterior denture teeth having 0-degree cuspal angles in relation to the plane established by the horizontal occlusal surface of the tooth— called also zero-degree nonanatomic teeth—see NONANATOMIC TEETH zinc oxide eugenol cement: a cement or luting agent resulting from mixing zinc oxide with eugenol (oil of cloves), typically dispensed in the form of a [...]
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