Authors : Varun Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jyotsna Seth, Jyotsna Seth, Megha Sagar, Megha Sagar, Vibhuti Aeran, Vibhuti Aeran
DOI : 10.18231/2395-499X.2018.0048
Volume : 4
Issue : 4
Year : 0
Page No : 208-213
A good quality impression is only obtained when we have a thorough knowledge of materials, their properties and techniques for their best manipulation. In order to do so spacers are advocated for optimal thickness of impression materials in the custom tray to get the most accurate impression. There are vast number of impression techniques available in the field of Fixed Prosthodontics. Every technique has its own advantages and disadvantages, but still no impression technique is perfect with all the qualities inherent in it. The present review article discusses various impression techniques and their use in Fixed Prosthodontics.
Keywords: Spacers, Impression techniques.