dental impression

dental impression
denture impression an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and edentulous areas, made in plastic material that becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue; it is later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present.

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