dental impressions
Bite registration casts
Dental impressions are molds of teeth and surrounding oral structures, made by pressing a soft material into the mouth and letting it harden.
Dentists use them to create crowns, bridges, dentures, and orthodontic devices.
The term also appears in forensic contexts, where bite marks serve as evidence: The dental impressions matched the suspect.
- custom fitSized for one person
- alginateSeaweed-derived gelling agent
- digital scanningElectronic document capture process
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- bite downPress teeth together firmly
plaster · gums · bridges · hydrocolloid · set time · retainers · gypsum · aligners · silicone · putty knife · palate · gag reflex · wax · veneers · implants · jawbone · frenulum · tongue
- dental labcrowns, veneers, partials, bridgework, prosthodontics
- forensic dentistrycomparative analysis, expert witness, chain of custody
- Orthodonticsbraces, retainers, aligners, brackets, archwire
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