Reasons for Wax Spacer

Question 1

To place a __________ as a vertical stop for the adequate initial seating of the custom tray in the mouth

Answer 1

One thickness of pink baseplate wax

Question 2

To border mold the custom tray with the wax spacer in place to establish __________

Answer 2

A stable vertical stop

Question 3

To remove wax spacer at the completion of the border molding before the taking of the final impression to allow __________

Answer 3

Adequate space for the impression material