Dental Impression

(Impression materials)

Phillips' Science of Dental Materials, Chapter 8

Stock tray
•Video
• Tray selection
• Manipulation
• Working time
• Setting
Dentulous Edentulous
Phillips' Science of Dental Materials, Chapter 8, 151-181
 Ideal requirements of impression material:
1-Accuracy
2-It should not be affected by oral fluids.
3-Biologically acceptable.
4-It should have suitable working time.
5- should be elastic on removal from the mouth so undercut
recorded without distortion.
6-Should be adherent to the tray during removal from the mouth.
7-Accept addition & correction.
8-Compatible with the gypsum product= not need separating
medium &not affect setting reaction of model material.
9- Good shelf life. 10-Disinfection without loss of accuracy
• No single material is ideal for all applications
• Reaction, elastic vs inelastic, accuracy, flow and details
 Reaction Chemical
(Manner of
setting) Physical

Elasticity Elastic
(Behavior after
setting) nonelastic
 Completely
edentulous pt.
Uses
Partially
edentulous pt..
Primary
impression
Accuracy
Secondary
 High
Viscosity
Medium
1- Impression Compound
1-non-elastic.
2-thermoplastic(soften by
heat- harden by cooling).
3-Presentation:sheets –sticks
4-Application:
-1ry impression
-Edentulous pt. without
undercut.
-Border modeling or tracing
Type I: Border modeling or tracing
Sticks 45◦ (impression of vestibule)
TypeII:
Sheets
Soften at 65-70◦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsUELFVmndE •
COMPOSITION:
1-Resin(thermoplastic polymer).
2-Wax thermoplasticity
3-Fillers consistency
4-Plasticizer= lubricant e.g.: citric acid.
5- Coloring & flavoring agents.
Properties:
1-Most viscous impression material>> low
details>> 1ry
2-Low thermal conductivity
(needing)
3- Dimensionally unstable.
4-Accept addition &correction
5-Reusing.
6- compatible with model & die material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Eg5wXkSj8 •
• Rigid vs Elastic
• 1ry vs 2ry
• Chemical vs physical
• Dentulous vs edentulous
• Stock vs special tray
2- Zinc Oxide Eugenol
-non-elastic
-chemically reaction
-Irreversible
-2nd impression
-Edentulous pt. without
undercut.
Forms:
2 pastes(base+ catalyst)
2 metal collapsible
tubes
Components Percentag Tube No. 2 (accelerator)
e
Oil of cloves or eugenol 12

Tube No. 1 (base) Gum or polymerized rosin 50

Filler (silica type) 20
Zinc oxide (French-processed or USP) 87
Lanolin 3
Fixed vegetable or mineral oil 13
Resinous balsam 10
Accelerator solution (CaCl 2 ) and color 5
Control Setting time

• The clinician can shorten setting time by adding a small amount of

zinc acetate or additional accelerator or a drop of water in the paste
before mixing or by extending the mixing time. The use of a cool
spatula and mixing slab is also effective in prolonging the setting time.

Why does ZOE set faster in a humid environment?

• A negligible shrinkage (less than 0.1%) may occur during hardening.
No significant dimensional change

• material is non-toxic, eugenol can cause a burning sensation in the

patient’s mouth and leave a persistent taste that the patient may find
unpleasant. The paste tends to adhere to skin, so the skin around the
lips should be protected with petroleum jelly.
• Rigid vs Elastic
• 1ry vs 2ry
• Chemical vs physical
• Dentulous vs edentulous
• Stock vs special tray