title: First impressions count.
abstract: The art and craft of recording intra-oral anatomy successfully with dental impressions relies on the interaction of three critical factors--the 'golden triangle of impression-taking': an appreciation of the anatomical features to be recorded, the material used to take the impression and the clinical handling/operative technique applied. This paper aims to discuss the three factors and their inter-relationships, detailing clinical tips for successful, reproducible and consistent outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obtaining accurate dental impressions is the key to success in a wide range of clinical restorative procedures. This paper offers clinical advice to practitioners to plan and then take predictable, good quality impressions for their restorative cases.
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital, KCL, King's Health Partners, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moazzez
authors.forename: Avijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D059925:Anatomic Landmarks; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005683:Gagging / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D003765:Models, Dental
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials