Beading and Boxing of impression is taught in most dental colleges. The boxing procedure is crucial step to preserve the details of the final impression especially of the vestibular area. This article describes an alternative beading-boxing procedure that is compatible with all impression materials, is efficient, simple, inexpensive, and practicable. Use of commercially available instant adhesive around the border to act as a joining agent between elastic impressions and beading wax or bead made up of base plate wax is advocated in this technique.
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J Indian Prosthodont Soc
March 2013
Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh India.
Conventional beading and boxing procedure is time consuming and involves application of heat that might distort green stick compound used for border molding. Earlier studies regarding beading and boxing methods have shown usage of various materials that were disposable and that cannot be recycled. To reduce the time consumed for beading and boxing procedure and to make this procedure cost-effective by using recyclable beading material, "Preformed boxing appliance" with moldable clay meant for beading the secondary impression was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Indian Prosthodont Soc
March 2011
Beading and Boxing of impression is taught in most dental colleges. The boxing procedure is crucial step to preserve the details of the final impression especially of the vestibular area. This article describes an alternative beading-boxing procedure that is compatible with all impression materials, is efficient, simple, inexpensive, and practicable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe method described uses a denture flask as a boxing border for impressions instead of beading and sheet wax. Vigorous vibrating movements can be applied to the artificial stone as it sets without distortion or damage to the border of the impression. When wax or thermoplastic impression materials are used for the final impression, the flask should be immersed in cold water as the plaster foundation and artificial stone set.
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