title: A soldering index made with 4-META adhesive resin.
abstract: Soldering indexes are most often made of fast-setting impression plaster or autopolymerizing resin. Lack of adhesive bonding between these materials and the casting requires the use of a bulky index to support the fixed partial denture components. The advent of adhesive resins improves the quality of the index and simplifies the procedure. A procedure for making a soldering index with 4-META adhesive resin is described that involves direct bonding of the resin to the metal castings. This procedure is accurate, simple, and time-saving. It can be used inside or outside the mouth, in prosthodontic or implant dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas, Dental Branch, Houston.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duong
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000269:Adhesives; D003722:Dental Alloys; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000295:instrumentation; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D012994:Dental Soldering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000269:Adhesives; D003722:Dental Alloys; C031172:4-META resin