- wax pattern
- a reproduction of missing tooth structure or a dental appliance made from casting wax, from which the outline of the mold is made for the casting of a restoration or an appliance.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
wax pattern
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Wax pattern — Wax pattern. См. Восковая модель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
wax expansion — a type of thermal expansion consisting of an increase in the dimensions of a wax pattern for a dental restoration to compensate for shrinkage of the gold during the casting process … Medical dictionary
wax process — noun : a method of making a foundry pattern in wax and using this pattern either as the master pattern or as a pattern for making the master pattern in white metal … Useful english dictionary
pattern — 1. A design; often refers to chest radiographic findings. 2. In dentistry, a form used in making a mold, as for an inlay or partial denture framework. airspace filling p. SYN: alveolar p.. airway p … Medical dictionary
dental inlay casting wax — a mixture of waxes used to make a pattern for an inlay (wax pattern), containing various waxes, usually including paraffin, carnauba wax, and beeswax; synthetic waxes are sometimes used to replace the carnauba wax. Called also inlay casting w.… … Medical dictionary
investing the pattern — surrounding the wax pattern with an investment material, such as a mix of a plaster, for low temperature casting, or a mix consisting of dental stone and a silica refractory for high temperature casting; the investment hardens to form a mold into … Medical dictionary
lost-wax process — /lawst waks , lost /, Metall. a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax. Also called cire perdue. [1930 35; trans. of F cire perdue] * * * ▪… … Universalium
Psycho in the Wax Museum — Infobox Single Name = Psycho in the Wax Museum Artist = Misfits Type = Single A side = Angel Baby B side = Death of the Fallen Angel Background = Yellow Released = 2006 Recorded = December 1996 ndash; January 1997 Genre = Horror punk Length =… … Wikipedia
lost-wax process — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: lost wax translation of French cire perdue : cire perdue * * * /lawst waks , lost /, Metall. a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt… … Useful english dictionary
inlay casting wax — inlay pattern wax dental inlay casting w … Medical dictionary
