title: Polyvinyl siloxane facilitates flasking and deflasking of removable partial dentures with swing-locks.
abstract: Polyvinyl siloxane is useful in protecting the locking mechanism of a swing-lock removable partial denture, making the flasking and deflasking much easier. Polyvinyl siloxane is stiff enough that acrylic resin can be packed against it and easily removed after the partial denture has been deflasked.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry, Augusta.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012828:Silicones; D012833:Siloxanes
chemical_list: D011145:Polyvinyls; D012828:Silicones; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane