Impression Tray

Impression trays are spoon-shaped denture instruments made of metal or other plastic materials that serve as a mold for taking impressions of the patient’s teeth and jaws. Their use allows you to get an accurate idea of ​​the shape and size of the patient's teeth and gums, and also provides better results when making dentures.

Impression trays can be made from a variety of materials, including metal, plastic, and ceramic. Metal is the most common material for making spoons as it provides high strength and durability. Plastic spoons are also widely used as they are lighter and more flexible, making them easy to use. However, when using plastic trays, it is necessary to take into account their possibility of deformation upon contact with the patient’s teeth.

In addition, there are special impression trays for certain types of work, such as for taking impressions of dental implants or for creating special molds necessary for the production of dentures with high precision.

In general, an impression tray is an important tool in dentures and allows you to obtain accurate impressions of teeth and jaws for the further production of high-quality dentures.

An impression is a two-dimensional trace of a tooth, which is made for the subsequent production of a prosthesis or treatment structure. To make such a print, you need to know how to choose the right spoon for a particular case and what to pay attention to. If it is necessary to order a dental impression of a dental tray for prosthetics based on a sample, the dentist will look at the material from which the tray is made, as well as the color and thickness of the material.

This type of dental instruments varies in shape. It comes in six varieties:

• trapezoidal. Used to take an x-ray.

• cylindrical. This type is used for crimping the bases of high-shoulder prostheses. • expanded, or Lorenz spoon. It is used in the manufacture of small crowns (20-30 mm) and is used for the coronal surface. • oval. This type of spoon is indispensable