Medical Material
dental impression material
Subclass of:
Dental Materials
Definitions related to dental impression material:
  • Impression material is a device composed of materials such as alginate or polysulfide intended to be placed on a preformed impression tray and used to reproduce the structure of a patient's teeth and gums. The device is intended to provide models for study and for production of restorative prosthetic devices, such as gold inlays and dentures.
    Standard Product Nomenclature
    U.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
  • Substances used to create an impression, or negative reproduction, of the teeth and dental arches; these materials include dental plasters and cements, metallic oxide pastes, silicone base materials, or elastomeric materials.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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