title: Effect of undercuts on the accuracy of reheated addition-reaction silicone impressions.
abstract: Addition-reaction silicone impressions were made at 37 degrees C in two cylindrical trays of a truncated cone-shaped chromium-steel die. One tray size was used to obtain impressions with 1 mm thickness, from tray to the gingival margin of the preparation, while the second tray permitted a thickness of 4mm. The die was undercut aplical to the gingival margin using rings as described before permitting a variation of undercut depth from 0.5 to 1.5 mm. Stone dies were made from impressions after (1) cooling to 22 degrees C for 10 min or (2) cooling to 22 degrees C for 10 min and reheating to 37 degrees C for 30 min. Results revealed that reheating the impressions to mouth temperature before pouring the dies improved their accuracy and that depth of undercut had a definite but small effect on the accuracy of dies.
authors: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: de Araujo
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: Jørgensen
authors: C dos R
authors: Cdos R
authors: de Araujo
mesh_terms: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D003765:Models, Dental; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013193:Stainless Steel
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013193:Stainless Steel