Biomaterial Database

Use of light-polymerizing restorative materials in diagnostic cast modification procedures. 1994

L C Breeding, and D L Dixon

Department of Oral Health Practice, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, Lexington 40536-0084.

During the treatment-planning phase and before provisional restorations are made for the partially edentulous patient, it is often necessary to complete diagnostic cast modification procedures. Traditionally wax has been used for this purpose; therefore, it is necessary to duplicate the modified cast before fabrication of a vacuum-formed matrix. The cast duplication procedure can be eliminated by the use of light-polymerizing provisional restorative materials for cast modification instead of wax. Diagnostic casts for two patients are presented in this article, where techniques for using such a light-polymerizing material are described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007576	Jaw, Edentulous, Partially	Absence of teeth from a portion of the mandible and/or maxilla.
D008027	Light	That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range.	Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D008297	Male		Males
D011108	Polymers	Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS).	Polymer
D001843	Bone Cements	Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures. Synthetic resins are commonly used as cements. A mixture of monocalcium phosphate, monohydrate, alpha-tricalcium phosphate, and calcium carbonate with a sodium phosphate solution is also a useful bone paste.	Bone Cement,Bone Glues,Bone Pastes,Bone Glue,Bone Paste,Cement, Bone,Cements, Bone,Glue, Bone,Glues, Bone,Paste, Bone,Pastes, Bone
D003765	Models, Dental	Presentation devices used for patient education and technique training in dentistry.	Dental Models,Dental Model,Model, Dental
D003779	Denture Design	The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc.	Denture Designs,Design, Denture,Designs, Denture
D003829	Denture, Partial	A denture replacing one or more (but not all) natural teeth. It is supported and retained by underlying tissue and some or all of the remaining teeth.	Dental Bridgework,Bridgework, Dental,Bridgeworks, Dental,Dental Bridgeworks,Dentures, Partial,Partial Denture,Partial Dentures
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man