Water immersion procedure for making light-cured custom trays with wax spacers.
This article describes a modified light-curing method that minimizes wax spacer heating and distortion. In addition, this method eliminates the need for tinfoil adaptation or use of a coating to make an air barrier in the fabrication of light-cured custom trays for removable prosthodontics.
Baker
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Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-8349, USA. pbaker@maill.mcg.edu
Frazier
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D014867:Water; D014885:Waxes
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D014885:Waxes; D014867:Water; C060386:Triad resin