Master Dental Impressions: Step-by-Step for Excellence
Enhance Precision, Minimize Discomfort, and Achieve Exceptional Dental Impressions with Our Comprehensive Guide.
Get at $849Things needed for Impression making:
Gloves
Putty
Trays
Mirror
Stop watch
Refigerate the putty in summers 10 minutes before you intend to make impressions
Try on trays, to make sure they fit well. Your lip should be able to cover the front of the tray to capture the front gumline
Technique:
- Step 1 Take out one base and one catalyst
- Step 2 Start mixing , stretch the putty out using your fingers and fold it on top of each other you have 30 seconds to make a solid blue color, no white streaks.
- Step 3 Roll the putty out into a sausage
Now for the next 20 seconds set the tray up
- Step 4 Setting the tray:
Top: attatch photo
Bottom: attatch photo - TIP : Make sure you push the putty all towards the edges of the tray, to capture the gumlines well.
- Step 5 Use the mirror to centre the tray well
Use the mirror to centre the tray well
- Step 6
TOP IMPRESIONS: Use both thumbs to push the tray up in "one go" to avoid dragging of the impression.
BOTTOM IMPRESSION: Use both finger to push the tray down in "one go" to avoid dragging the impression - Step 7 For top impression, without moving your thumbs, cover the front of the tray along with the putty with your top lip and press down on your lip to capture the gumline
- Step 8 For top impression, without moving your thumbs, cover the front of the tray along with the putty with your top lip and press down on your lip to capture the gumline
Impression Example
YOU MUST RETURN YOUR IMPRESSION ON THE TRAY!
THE GOOD
Upper
- Nice and Deep
- Gum line is present
Lower
- Putty covers all teeth
- putty is over gum line
THE BAD
SHALOW
Did not bite deep enough
DRIED
Waited too long
HIT FRONT
Bit too close, tray visible
OFF TRAY
Tray not sized correctly
NOT MIXED
White putty visible
SMEARED
Not bit parallel to teeth