Alginate Materials and Dental Impression Technique: A Current State of the Art and Application to Dental Practice

Hydrocolloids were the first elastic materials to be used in the dental field. Elastic impression materials include reversible (agar-agar), irreversible (alginate) hydrocolloids and synthetic elastomers (polysulfides, polyethers, silicones). They reproduce an imprint faithfully, providing details of...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Cervino, Luca Fiorillo, Alan Scott Herford, Luigi Laino, Giuseppe Troiano, Giulia Amoroso, Salvatore Crimi, Marco Matarese, Cesare D’Amico, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi, Marco Cicciù
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/1/18