IMPRESSION MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY
Rimsha Ahmed
Author / Research Scholar
About the Author(s)
She completed her BDS from Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu in 2014 and her Masters in Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge from Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad in 2017. She is skilled in geriatric patient care, prosthetic rehabilitation of the orofacial complex as well as clinical implantology. She has a number of national and inte ational publications to her credit. Currently she is working as a senior lecturer in Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Darbanga, Bihar.
Synopsis & Scholarly Abstract
Humankind has always been plagued by the problem of restoring parts of the body lost as a result of accident or disease. Practitioners of dentistry have been confronted with this problem since the beginning of dental practice, and the means of replacing missing tooth structure by artificial materials continues to account for a large part of dental science. Artificial restoration of the lost and missing teeth and other hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity and the face covers a major part of the mode dental practice. One of the essential requisites for satisfactory function of any artificial restoration is adequate fit. To ensure the accuracy of the fit, fabrication is best carried out directly inside the oral cavity on the affected part. However, as it is not possible to work directly inside the oral cavity, a duplicate reproduction of the affected part in a durable material becomes necessary for indirect fabrication in the laboratory. Hence, certain materials are used to register or reproduce the form and relationship of the teeth and oral tissues and are commonly referred to as impression materials.