Dental Materail 1 Flashcards
Natural waxes
Mineral
Paraffin
Microcrystalline
Bamsdahl
Ozokerite
CereSin
Montan
Carnauba
Ouricury
Candelila
Japan wax
Cocoa butte
Insect
Beeswax
Spermaceti
Synthetic Waxes
Acrawax
Aerosol-OT
Castor wax
Flexowax
Epolene
Albacer
Aldo-33
Durawax
Additives
Stearic acid
Glyceryl -
Tistearate
Oils
Turpentine
Colorants
Natural resins
Rosin copal
dammar
shellac
Synthetic resins
poly-
-styrene
Pattern wax:
i. Inlay wax
i. RPD Casting wax
ill. Base plate wax
Classification of dental wax:
According to use
Processing wax:
i. Beading and boxing wax
ii. Utility wax
ili. Sticky wax
Impression:
i. Corrective
i. Bite registration
Pattern Wax
- Inlay waxes:
A pattern of wax is constructed that duplicates shape and contour of casting
Uses:
The pattern for inlays
crowns and bridges is first made in wax and then replaced by
metal during casting.
Supplied As
Blue
green or purple sticks. Also available as small pellets and cones.
Commercial Names: Harvard
Kerr
3 of 11