Dental Impression Materials

If you want to provide patients with restorations that fit and function just like their normal dentition, it starts with taking an accurate impression. The impressions you send to your lab should have distinct margins and the detail your technician needs to create a successful restoration. Using the correct materials and techniques are key to making that happen. Registration material enables clinicians to capture an accurate representation of the patient’s bite. This is critical to restorative cases and can be used to set up proper dental model articulation, to diagnose movement related problems and to ensure dental prosthetics fit and function properly.

What Types of Impression and Registration Are Available for My Practice?

There are a variety of impression and registration materials to choose from, as well as tools designed to help you take accurate impressions and bite registrations. They include:

• Alginate Materials
• Alginate Substitute Materials
• Hydrocolloid Materials
• Reversible Hydrocolloid Materials
• Polyether Materials
• Vinyl Polysiloxane Materials
• Reversible Hydrocolloid Syringe Materials
• Bite Registration Materials
• Mixing Tips
• Hand Dispense Guns
• Water-Cooled Impression Trays
• Impression Tray Adhesive
• Pre-Impression Rinses

What Should I Consider When Selecting Impression and Registration Materials?

When choosing impression and registration materials, look for products that are predictable and that provide efficiencies. The material should be easy to handle, provide excellent detail reproduction of the hard and soft oral tissue and exhibit exceptional tear strength. Bite registration materials come in different set times and viscosities. Choose a material that is easy to work with and that provides accurate results.

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