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1. State the function of impression materials.
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2. Discuss the ten properties for an ideal impression material.

3. Differentiate between elastic and inelastic impressions.

4. List the uses of alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) impression materials and

explain why they are so widely used in dentistry.

5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of alginates.

6. Describe two packaging systems of alginate material.

7. List the major ingredients which compose alginate material and briefly explain the
function of each.

8. Recall setting times of Type I and Type II alginates.

9. Explain how changes in water temperature affect gelation time.

10. Discuss the process of mixing and using alginate impression material.

11. Differentiate between agar hydrocolloid impression material and alginate.

12. Identify the main ingredients which compose reversible hydrocolloid impression
material.

13. List and discuss the armamentarium needed for making reversible hydrocolloid
impressions.

14. Explain the advantage of using an agar-alginate material over an agar impression
material.

15. Discuss the primary uses of nonaqueous elastomeric (rubber bases) impression
materials in dentistry.

16. Define elastomers and polymerization.

17. Differentiate between addition polymerization and condensation polymerization.

18. List the four main types of rubber impression materials used in dentistry.

19. Briefly discuss each of the rubber base impression materials.

20. List the different consistencies of rubber impression materials supplied by

manufacturers.
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22. Discuss the use of trays and tray adhesives with rubber base impression materials.

23. Identify possible sources of error in manipulating rubber base impression

materials.

24. Discuss the use of rubber materials for bite registration.

25. Differentiate between tray compound, impression compound, and impression

plaster and discuss uses of each.

26. List uses of Zinc-Oxide Eugenol paste in dentistry.

27 Discuss the use of Zinc-Oxide Eugenol paste as an impression material.

28. Briefly discuss the composition of Zinc-Oxide Eugenol impression paste.

29. Discuss manipulation of Zinc-Oxide Eugenol impression material.