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CASTING WAX [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conservative Dentistry
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

A dental wax that, because of its minimal ash residue and controlled dimension variations, is suitable for making patterns for cast dental restorations or dental prostheses using the lost wax process.

OBS

inlay wax: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) rejects the use of this term, which is considered to be deprecated.

OBS

casting wax: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie conservatrice
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Cire dentaire qui, en raison de sa teneur minimale en résidu de cendre et de ses variations dimensionnelles maîtrisées, convient à la confection des maquettes pour la coulée de restaurations dentaires ou de prothèses dentaires par le procédé de fonderie à cire perdue.

OBS

cire à inlays : terme rejeté par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) pour désigner cette notion.

OBS

cire pour coulée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • cire à inlay

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Odontología conservadora
  • Prótesis dental
DEF

Cera dental para colado y tallado la cual, debido a su contenido mínimo de residuos y a su variación dimensional controlada, es adecuada para fabricar patrones para restauraciones coladas o prótesis usando la técnica de la cera perdida.

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