title: Identification and correction of common impression concerns: protocol and considerations.
abstract: Precise impression-making techniques are critical to indirect restorative success. By ensuring that a concise protocol is implemented during the impression capture phase, clinicians can predictably deliver optimal results. Common complications that may arise during impression making include inaccurate marginal detail, bubbles, tears, pits, and voids. Proceeding with impression making when such damage is evident will reduce the accuracy of restorative fit and integrity. This article discusses potential concerns during impression capture and addresses approaches to improve the overall quality of impressions taken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. drimplants@aol.com
authors.forename: Gregori M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kurtzman
authors.forename: Howard E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Strassler
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D016062:Porosity; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials