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Silicone impressions in the era of clear aligners

19 February 2021

Over the past twenty years, a new type of treatment based on the use of “invisible” or clear aligners has gradually earned itself a place in the orthodontic treatment landscape.

This technique involves three fundamental steps:

  • the taking of an impression of the patient
  • the creation of an orthodontic

Bite registration with thixotropic materials

18 January 2021

Bite registration is defined as a recording of the positional relationship between the two arches. (1) An accurate and stable bite registration facilitates the examination of the patient’s occlusion by the dental technician for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

As a matter of fact, errors…

Hard and Soft Relining: when to use one and when the other

8 January 2021

The purpose of denture relining

Denture relining materials are extensively used in dentistry to remodel the surfaces of dentures that come into contact with the soft tissues of the oral cavity1.

These materials are extremely useful in a number of clinical situations. In most cases, dentures are relined…