title: The state of fixed prosthodontic impressions: room for improvement.
abstract: Impressions for crowns and fixed prostheses could be better. I have offered several suggestions to improve their quality. None of the suggestions is difficult or time-consuming. The result of making better impressions will be greater longevity for the resultant restorations and happier patients, dentists and laboratory technicians.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Associates, 3707 N. Canyon Road, Suite 3D, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
authors.forename: Gordon J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005881:Gingiva; D006801:Humans