Dental Waxes: Pattern and Processing Waxes

MATERIAL

Inlay Wax (Pattern Wax)

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Courtesy Carmel Dental Wax, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

How Supplied

Sticks, pellets, and tins

Composition

Can be a mixture of different waxes, such as paraffin, carnauba, ceresin, and beeswax

Armamentarium and Directions

• This dental material is used in a dental laboratory setting and arrives to the dental office as a custom order.

 

imageSpecial Notes/Helpful Hints • Inlay wax is used to produce patterns for metal casting through the lost wax technique. • At its working temperature, inlay wax possesses low flow to prevent distortion of the wax pattern. • During the lost wax technique, inlay wax must burn out with no residual because residual material would interfere with casting of the pattern.

MATERIAL

Casting Wax (Pattern Wax)

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Courtesy Kerr Dental Laboratory Products, Orange, CA.

How Supplied

Sheets and preformed shapes

Composition

Can be a mixture of different waxes, such as paraffin, carnauba, ceresin, and beeswax

Armamentarium and Directions

• This dental material is used in a dental laboratory setting and arrives to the dental office as a custom order.

 

imageSpecial Notes/Helpful Hints • Casting wax is used to construct the wax pattern for the metal framework of a partial denture. • Casting wax comes slightly tacky to help hold the material in place on a gypsum cast. • At its working temperature, casting wax possesses low flow to prevent distortion of the wax pattern. • During the lost wax technique, casting wax must burn out with no residual because residual material would interfere with casting of the pattern.

MATERIAL

Baseplate Wax (Pattern Wax)

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How Supplied

Sheets (7.5 cm wide, 15 cm long, and 0.13 cm thick)

Composition

Ceresin, beeswax, carnauba wax, and various synthetic waxes

Armamentarium and Directions

• This dental material is used in a dental laboratory setting and arrives to the dental office as a custom order.

 

imageSpecial Notes/Helpful Hints • Baseplate wax is used to build the contours of a denture and hold the position of the denture teeth before the denture is processed in acrylic. • This material can also be used to take a bite registration for articulation of study casts. • The composition of baseplate wax can be altered to give varying hardness. Examples are as follows: Type I is a soft wax at room temperature and is used for contouring a denture. Type II is a medium wax that is used for patterns that are placed into the mouth in a temperate climate. Type III is a wax with flow qualities at a functioning temperature similar to inlay wax. • Residual stress on the baseplate wax during handling can move teeth and change the occlusion of the denture. • At its working temperature, baseplate wax possesses low flow to prevent distortion of the wax pattern. • During the lost wax technique, casting wax must burn out with no residual because residual material would interfere with casting of the pattern.

MATERIAL

Boxing Wax (Processing Wax)

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Apr 6, 2015 | Posted by in Dental Materials | Comments Off on Dental Waxes: Pattern and Processing Waxes

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