title: Distortion of wax crowns.
abstract: Distortion of wax crown patterns is unavoidable. This distortion is sufficient to reduce the fit of the final restoration to a degree that is clinically unacceptable. The wax distortion may be ignored only by use of die-investing technique. However, an ideal investment for this technique is at present not available.
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007283:Inlay Casting Wax; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007283:Inlay Casting Wax