Appendix A DENTAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT INDEX

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AIRBORNE PARTICLE ABRASION UNITS

RECOMMENDED USE

Metal preparation before porcelain application (Chapter 24)

Identification of unwanted metal contact (Chapters 22 and 30)

Preparation of casting before cementation (Chapter 31)

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Hand-held clinical units

Paasche Airbrush Company

Danville Engineering, Inc.

Henry Schein, Inc.

Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Laboratory units

Bego

Comco, Inc.

Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.

Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Hydro-Cast Dental Products

Integral Systems, Inc.

Denerica Dental Corporation

Renfert USA

Vaniman Manufacturing Co.

Worldent Group

ARTICULATORS

Fully adjustable

RECOMMENDED USE

Complex prosthodontics

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Denar D5A (Waterpik Technologies)

Stuart Articulator (CE Stuart)

Semiadjustable

RECOMMENDED USE

Most prosthodontic diagnosis and treatment

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Denar Mark II, Advantage (Waterpik Technologies)

Panadent (Panadent Corporation)

Hanau Wide-Vue Arcon 183-2 (Waterpik Technologies)

Model 2240, Model 2340 (Whip Mix Corporation)

ATTACHMENTS

Bar attachments

RECOMMENDED USE

RDP and overdenture support and retention

SELECTED PRODUCTS

ABS Bar, CBS Bar, Dolder Bar, Hader Bar (Attachments International)

CM 342 (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

Extracoronal attachments

RECOMMENDED USE

RDP retention and support (Chapter 21)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

ERA (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

Ceka (Alphadent NV)

Dalbo (Cendres & Métaux)

COMPAS (Comdent)

Dawson 2.7 (Comdent)

Intracoronal rests

RECOMMENDED USE

RDP support (Chapter 21)

FDP connectors (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

PRP Mandrels (Ticonium Co.)

PD Attachments (Austenal, Inc.)

P/S Splint (Bell International)

Interlock, Omega-M, PDC, Swiss Taper (Attachments International)

Intracoronal slider attachments

RECOMMENDED USE

RDP retention and support (Chapter 21)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

C&M McCollum (Cendres & Métaux)

Stern Latch (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

Stud attachments

RECOMMENDED USE

Overdenture retention (Chapter 21)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

ERA Stud (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

Stern Root Anchor (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

Dalla Bona Spherical (Sterngold Dental, LLC)

ZAAG, Zest (Zest Anchors, Inc.)

Flexi-Post (Essential Dental Systems)

BURS, DIAMONDS, AND STONES

High-speed diamonds

RECOMMENDED USE

Extracoronal tooth preparation (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Two Striper (Premier Dental Products Company)

Brasseler Diamonds (Brasseler USA)

BluWhite Diamonds (Kerr Corporation)

Tungsten-carbide burs

RECOMMENDED USE

Intracoronal tooth preparation

Retention features (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11)

Finishing preparations

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Midwest American Burs (Midwest Dental Products Corporation)

Brasseler Burs (Brasseler USA)

Busch Burs (Pfingst & Co., Inc.)

Carbide Burs (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

Laboratory stones (for metal)

RECOMMENDED USE

Grinding castings (Chapter 29)

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Dentsply Ceramco

Brasseler USA

Shofu Dental Corporation

Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.

Laboratory stones (for porcelain)

RECOMMENDED USE

Grinding porcelain (Chapters 24 and 25)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Ceramiste Mounted Points (Shofu Dental Corporation)

Busch Silent, Horico Diamond (Pfingst & Co., Inc.)

Unitek Green Stones (3M Unitek Corp.)

Green Mounted Points (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

CASTING ALLOYS

American Dental Association (ADA) type III gold casting alloys

RECOMMENDED USE

Extracoronal and intracoronal restorations (Chapter 22)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Firmilay (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Degulor C (Dentsply Ceramco)

Ney-Oro B-2 (Dentsply Ceramco)

Williams Harmony Line Hard (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

ADA type IV gold casting alloys

RECOMMENDED USE

Extracoronal restorations (high stress)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Jelenko No. 7 (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Primallor G (Dentsply Ceramco)

Ney-Oro G3 (Dentsply Ceramco)

Lower gold content casting alloys

RECOMMENDED USE

Extracoronal and intracoronal restorations

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Midas (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Midigold (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Miracast (Dentsply Ceramco)

Rx Midacast (Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC)

Metal-ceramic alloys (base metal)

RECOMMENDED USE

Substructure for metal-ceramic restorations

SELECTED PRODUCTS^* (see Table 19-1)

Rexillium III (Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC)

Neobond II (Neoloy Products, Inc.)

Metal-ceramic alloys (high noble metal)

RECOMMENDED USE

Substructure for metal-ceramic restorations (Chapter 19)

SELECTED PRODUCTS^* (see Table 19-1)

CEMENTS/LUTING AGENTS

Glass ionomer

RECOMMENDED USE

Permanent cementation (especially with esthetic considerations)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Ketac-Cem, Ketac-Cem Aplicap (3M ESPE)

Fuji I (GC America, Inc.)

Vivaglass Cem (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Interim

RECOMMENDED USE

Luting interim restorations (Chapter 15)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

TempBond (Kerr Corporation)

Zone (Cadco Dental Products, Inc.)

Resin (adhesive)

RECOMMENDED USE

Permanent cementation (Chapter 31)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Panavia (Kuraray America, Inc.)

C&B Metabond (Parkell Products)

Resin (autopolymerizing)

RECOMMENDED USE

Luting ceramic inlays and veneers (Chapter 25)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Calibra, Comspan (Caulk/Dentsply)

C&B Luting Composite (Bisco, Inc.)

Cement-It! (Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC)

RelyX ARC (3M ESPE)

Resin (photopolymerizing)

RECOMMENDED USE

Luting ceramic inlays and veneers (Chapter 25)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Nexus (Kerr Corporation)

Appeal, Variolink II (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Duo-Link (Bisco, Inc.)

Lute-It! (Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC)

RelyX Veneer (3M ESPE)

Ultra-Bond (Den-Mat Corporation)

Resin-modified glass ionomer

RECOMMENDED USE

Permanent cementation (Chapter 31)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

RelyX (3M ESPE)

Fuji Plus (GC America, Inc.)

Principle (Caulk/Dentsply)

ProTec CEM (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Zinc phosphate

RECOMMENDED USE

Permanent cementation (Chapter 31)

Bases (Chapter 6)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Fleck’s Extraordinary Cement (Keystone Industries)

Smith’s Zinc (Waterpik Technologies)

Zinc polycarboxylate

RECOMMENDED USE

Permanent cementation (Chapter 31; especially with pulpal considerations)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Durelon, Durelon Aplicap (3M ESPE)

HY-Bond (Shofu Dental Corporation)

LIVCARBO (GC America, Inc.)

PCA (Mission Dental, Inc.)

Tylok Plus (Caulk/Dentsply)

CROWN AND FDP REMOVERS

RECOMMENDED USE

See Chapter 32

SELECTED PRODUCTS

CORONAflex crown remover (KaVo America)

Metalift Crown and Bridge Removal System (Classic Practice Resources)

Roydent Bridge and Crown Remover (Roydent Dental Products)

Richwell Crown and Bridge Remover (Almore International, Inc.)

Atwood Crown and Bridge Remover (Atwood Industries)

Crown and Bridge Removers (Parkell Products)

Easy Pneumatic C&B Remover II (Dent Corp Research and Development)

DIE LUBRICANT

RECOMMENDED USE

Lubricating dies before waxing (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Slikdie Lubricant (Slaycris Products, Inc.)

Gator Die Lube (Whip Mix Corporation)

Die Lube, Isolit (Dentsply Ceramco)

DIE MATERIALS (ALTERNATIVES TO GYPSUM)

RECOMMENDED USE

Dies for complete ceramic crowns (Chapter 25)

Electroplating materials

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Baker Dental Corp.

Resins

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Epoxy-Die (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Poly-Roqq (Dental Ventures of America, Inc.)

Epoxy Die (National Keystone)

AlphaDie Polyurethane (Schütz Dental GmbH)

Tri-Dynamic Bulk Die Material (Keystone Industries)

DIE SAWS

RECOMMENDED USE

Sectioning definitive casts (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Ney Die Saw (Dentsply Ceramco)

Pindex Hand Saw (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

DIE SPACERS

RECOMMENDED USE

To increase space for luting agent (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Pactra Aero Gloss (hobby stores)

Die Spacer (Kerr Corporation)

Tru-Fit (George Taub Products & Fusion Co.)

DIE SYSTEMS

RECOMMENDED USE

Fabricating removable dies (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

(See Table 17-2)

Pindex (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

Di-Lok (Di-Equi)

DVA Model System (Dental Ventures of America, Inc.)

Zeiser model system (Girrbach Dental GmbH)

Dowel pins (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.; Dentsply Ceramco)

V2 Quadrant (Monotrac Articulation)

ELECTROSURGICAL EQUIPMENT

RECOMMENDED USE

Removal of hyperplastic tissue before impression making (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Macan MC-4A, MC-6, MC-6A (Macan Engineering & Manufacturing Co.)

Dento-Surg 90 FFP (Ellman International, Inc.)

PerFect TCS (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

Sensimatic (Parkell, Inc.)

FACEBOWS

RECOMMENDED USE

Articulator mounting casts (Chapters 2 and 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Denar Slidematic (Waterpik Technologies)

Quick Mount (Whip Mix Corporation)

Earpiece Facebow (Waterpik Technologies)

Hinge Axis Locator (Almore International, Inc.)

GINGIVAL DISPLACEMENT

Astringent solutions

RECOMMENDED USE

Gingival displacement before impression making (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Hemodent (Premier Dental Products Company)

Gingi-Aid (Belport Corp./Gingi-Pak)

Astringedent, ViscoStat (Ultradent Products, Inc.)

Visine Eye Drops (Pfizer, Inc.)

Afrin [oxymetazoline] Nose Spray (Schering-Plough Corporation)

Displacement cord

RECOMMENDED USE

Gingival displacement before impression making (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Gingi-Pak (Belport Corp./Gingi-Pak)

GingiBraid, Gingigel (Dux Dental)

Sil-Trax (Pascal Company, Inc.)

Ultrapak (Ultradent Products, Inc.)

Displacement putty and foam

RECOMMENDED USE

Gingival displacement before impression making (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Expa-syl (Kerr Corporation)

Magic FoamCord (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

GYPSUM PRODUCTS

ADA types IV and V die stones

RECOMMENDED USE

Casts and dies (Chapters 2 and 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Silky-Rock, Prima-Rock, Jade Stone, Super Die, ResinRock, Hard Rock (Whip Mix Corporation)

Vel-Mix Stone, Suprastone (Kerr Corporation)

Glastone, Glastone 2000 (Dentsply/Trubyte)

Die-Keen, Milestone, Die-Stone, Tru-Stone (Modern Materials; Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Synthetic Die Stone (Microstar Corporation)

Impression plaster

RECOMMENDED USE

Soldering index (Chapter 28)

Occlusal registration (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Snow White Plaster #2 (Kerr Corporation)

Mounting stone

RECOMMENDED USE

Articulator mounting casts (Chapters 2 and 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Mounting Stone (Whip Mix Corporation)

Castone Dental Stone (Dentsply/Trubyte)

IMPLANT MATERIALS

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Nobel Biocare USA, Inc.

Zimmer Dental

Astra Tech, Inc.

3i, Implant Innovations, Inc.

Straumann Company (ITI)

Attachments International

Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.

Dentsply/Friadent/CeraMed

IMPRESSION MATERIALS

Addition silicone

RECOMMENDED USE

Impressions of preparations (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Affinis, President (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

Extrude, Take 1 (Kerr Corporation)

Reprosil, Aquasil (Caulk/Dentsply)

Exaflex, Examix (GC America, Inc.)

Imprint, Express (3M ESPE)

Irreversible hydrocolloid (alginate)

RECOMMENDED USE

Impressions for diagnostic casts (Chapter 2)

Duplicating diagnostic waxing

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Jeltrate (Caulk/Dentsply)

Coe Alginate (GC America, Inc.)

Supergel (Harry J. Bosworth Co.)

Polyether

RECOMMENDED USE

Impressions of preparations (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Impregum, Impregum Penta Soft, Permadyne (3M ESPE)

Polygel NF (Caulk/Dentsply)

Polysulfide polymer

RECOMMENDED USE

Impressions of preparations (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Permlastic (Kerr Corporation)

COE-FLEX (GC America, Inc.)

Reversible hydrocolloid (agar)

RECOMMENDED USE

Impressions of preparations (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Rubberloid, Acculoid, Agarloid, Qwik (Dux Dental)

Gingi-Pak (Belport Corp./Gingi-Pak)

Silicone putty

RECOMMENDED USE

External mold for interim restorations (Chapter 15)

Preparation reduction guide (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

CutterSil Putty PLUS (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Coltoflax (Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.)

Henry Schein Condensation Silicone Putty (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

Zinc oxide–eugenol occlusal registration (impression) pastes

RECOMMENDED USE

Occlusal records (Chapters 2 and 17)

Soldering records (Chapter 28)

Remount procedure (Chapter 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Superpaste, Plastopaste (Harry J. Bosworth Co.)

Opotow, Krex (Waterpik Technologies)

COE-FLO (GC America, Inc.)

IMPRESSION SYRINGES

RECOMMENDED USE

Making elastomeric impressions (Chapter 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Coe Syringe, Plastic Syringe (GC America, Inc.)

Free-Flo Syringe (Kerr Corporation)

Impregum Syringe (3M ESPE)

Disposable Impression Syringe (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

INTERNAL FITTING AGENTS

RECOMMENDED USE

Evaluating and refining internal fit of restoration (Chapter 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Fit Checker, Fit Checker II (GC America, Inc.)

Disclosing Wax (Kerr Corporation)

PIP Pressure Indicator Paste (Mizzy, Inc.)

INVESTMENT MATERIALS

Gypsum bonded

RECOMMENDED USE

Conventional (low-heat) casting (Chapter 22)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Beauty-Cast (Whip Mix Corporation)

Luster Cast (Kerr Corporation)

Investments for porcelain

RECOMMENDED USE

Ceramic inlays and veneers (Chapter 25)

SELECTED PRODUCTS (Note: some ceramic systems require manufacturer’s specified material)

VHT, Polyvest, Formula 1 (Whip Mix Corporation)

Neo-Brillat (Vident)

Phosphate bonded

RECOMMENDED USE

Casting metal-ceramic alloys (Chapter 19)

Preceramic application soldering (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Cera-Fina, Ceramigold, Hi-Temp, FastFire 15, PowerCast, Formula 1 (Whip Mix Corporation)

Complete, High-Span II, JelVest (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Deguvest F (Dentsply Ceramco)

Soldering investment

RECOMMENDED USE

Soldering (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Hi-Heat, Speed-E, Soldering Investment (Whip Mix Corporation)

Quick Set Soldering Investment (KerrLab Corporation)

MAGNIFICATION EQUIPMENT

Laboratory microscope

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Nikon Instruments Inc., Instrument Group

Olympus America, Inc.

Austenal, Inc.

Carl Zeiss, Inc.

Loupes

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Almore International, Inc.

Lactona Universal

Designs for Vision, Inc.

American Optical

Orascoptic Research, Inc.

General Scientific Corporation

Vision USA, A Dentrex Company

MARKING AGENTS

RECOMMENDED USE

Identifying unwanted contacts on the fitting surface of castings (Chapters 20 and 26)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Occlude (Pascal Company, Inc.)

AccuFilm IV (Parkell Products)

Liqua-Mark (The Wilkinson Company, Inc.)

MODELING COMPOUND

RECOMMENDED USE

Modifying impression trays (Chapter 2)

Supporting rubber dam clamps, matrix bands (Chapter 6)

Transfer fork registration (Chapter 2)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Mizzy Impression Compound (Mizzy, Inc.)

Impression Compound (Kerr Corporation)

Adaptol (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

ISO Functional (GC America, Inc.)

MOISTURE-CONTROL PRODUCTS

Adhesive foil

RECOMMENDED USE

Moisture control during cementation (Chapter 31)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Burlew Dryfoil (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Saliva ejectors

RECOMMENDED USE

Moisture and tongue control (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11 and 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Svedopta (E. C. Moore Co.)

Speejector (Pulpdent Corporation)

DentaPops (Primotec, Inc.)

Hygoformic (Tidi/Banta)

OCCLUSAL CONTACT INDICATORS

Articulating film

RECOMMENDED USE

Identifying the location of occlusal contacts (Chapters 4, 6, and 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

AccuFilm II (Parkell Products)

Articulating Silk-Mark Ribbon (J. R. Rand Corporation)

ArtTape, GHM Articulating film, Madame Butterfly Silk (Almore International, Inc.)

Articodent (Miltex, Inc.)

Articu-Film (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

Powdered wax

RECOMMENDED USE

As an alternative to zinc stearate for identifying wax contacts (Chapter 18)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Powdered Dusting Wax (Almore International, Inc.)

Powdered Dusting Wax (DeLar Corporation)

Thin Mylar film

RECOMMENDED USE

Identifying the presence of occlusal contact (Chapters 4, 6, and 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Plastic Shim Stock (.0005 inch) (Artus Corporation)

Shimstock Occlusion Foil (Almore International, Inc.)

Arti-Fol Metallic Shim Stock (Pulpdent Corporation)

POLISHING MATERIALS

Acrylic resins (Chapters 4 and 14)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Pumice (Whip Mix Corporation)

Finalustre (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Fabulustre (William Dixon Co.)

Castings (Chapter 29)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Moore’s Discs (E. C. Moore Co.)

White Flexies (Dedeco International, Inc.)

Tripoli, Rouge (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

BBC (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Porcelain (Chapter 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Ceraglaze® Ultimate Porcelain Polishing Set (Axis Dental Corporation)

Two-Striper, Luminescence Plus (Premier Dental Products Company)

Porcelain Adjustment Kit (Shofu Dental Corporation)

Diamond Polishing Paste (Vident)

Insta-Glaze (George Taub Products & Fusion Co.)

PORCELAIN

Complete ceramic

RECOMMENDED USE

Crowns, inlays, and veneers with high esthetic need (Chapter 25)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Empress, Empress 2 (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

In-Ceram, Vitadur Alpha, VM7 (Vident)

Optimal (Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC)

Metal-ceramic

RECOMMENDED USE

Esthetic crowns and FDPs (Chapter 24)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

IPS Classic (Ivoclar North America, Inc.)

Vita VMK-95, Omega 900, VM13 (Vident)

PORCELAIN INSTRUMENTS

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Vident

KerrLab Corporation

Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.

PORCELAIN STAINS

RECOMMENDED USE

Characterizing ceramic restorations (Chapter 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

IPS Classic Stains-P, IPS Shade V (Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.)

Akzent Stains (Vident)

DTC Color System Kit (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

POST REMOVERS

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Masserann Kit (Medidenta International, Inc.)

Post Puller (DentalEZ/StarDental)

Peerless Crown Remover (Peerless International, Inc.)

Gonon (Thomas Extracteur de Pivots)

POST SYSTEMS

Post preparation drills

RECOMMENDED USE

Restoration of endodontically treated teeth (Chapter 12)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Gates-Glidden drills (Pulpdent Corporation)

Gates-Glidden drills (Miltex, Inc.)

Posts

RECOMMENDED USE

Restoration of endodontically treated teeth (Chapter 12)

SELECTED PRODUCTS (see also Table 12-5)

EZ Cast Post (Merritt EZ Cast Post, Inc.)

Endowel (StarDental/Syntex Dental Products, Inc.)

ParaPost (Coltène/Whaledent AG)

Flexi-Post (Essential Dental Systems)

PGP Wire (Dentsply Ceramco)

PREFABRICATED CROWN FORMS

RECOMMENDED USE

Interim restorations (Chapter 15)

Metal (posterior teeth)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Aluminum Crowns (3M ESPE)

Iso-Form Ion Crowns (3M ESPE)

Resin (anterior teeth)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Ion Polycarbonate Crowns (3M ESPE)

B-Crowns (Harry J. Bosworth Co.)

Polycarbonate Crowns (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

RESINS

Autopolymerizing acrylic resin pattern material

RECOMMENDED USE

Direct patterns for posts and cores (Chapter 12)

Soldering index (Chapter 28)

Recording occlusal relationship (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Duralay (Reliance Dental Manufacturing Company)

Pattern Resin (GC America, Inc.)

Relate Monomer (Parkell Products)

Palavit G (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Autopolymerizing clear acrylic resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Fabricating occlusal appliances (Chapter 4)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Caulk Orthodontic Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

COE Ortho-Resin II (GC America, Inc.)

Custom tray resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Impression trays (Chapter 14)

Anterior guide table (Chapter 2)

Remount procedure (Chapter 30)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Harry J. Bosworth Fastray (Harry J. Bosworth Co.)

Formatray (Kerr Corporation)

Tray Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

TMJ Resin (TMJ Instrument Co., Inc.)

Hygon Tray Resin (The Hygenic Corporation)

COE Tray Plastic (GC America, Inc.)

Heat-polymerized clear acrylic resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Fabricating occlusal appliances (Chapter 4)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Perma-Cryl Clear (GC America, Inc.)

Lucitone Clear Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

Interim resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Fabricating interim restorations (Chapter 15)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Jet (Lang Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Temporary Bridge Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

Alike (GC America, Inc.)

SNAP (Parkell Products)

Temporary Bridge Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

Trim (Harry J. Bosworth Co.)

Temporary Bridge Resin (Caulk/Dentsply)

Protemp 3 Garant (3M ESPE)

Integrity (Caulk/Dentsply)

Temphase (Kerr Corporation)

Luxatemp (Zenith)

Light-cured pattern resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Direct patterns for cores (Chapter 12)

Soldering index (Chapter 28)

Recording occlusal relationship (Chapter 17)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Palavit G LC (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Luminex (Dentatus USA, Ltd.)

Thermoplastic resin

RECOMMENDED USE

Anterior programming device fabrication (Chapter 2)

Exterior surface mold for interim restorations (Chapter 15)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Matrix Button (Advantage Dental Products, Inc.)

RESIN STAINS

RECOMMENDED USE

Characterizing interim restorations (Chapter 15)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Jet adjusters (Lang Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Minute Stains (George Taub Products & Fusion Co.)

SEATING STICKS

RECOMMENDED USE

Seating cast restorations (Chapter 31)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Aidaco Bite Sticks (Temrex Corporation)

SEPARATING FLUIDS: SEE ALSO DIE LUBRICANT

RECOMMENDED USE

Fabricating interim restorations (Chapter 15)

Fabricating occlusal appliances (Chapter 4)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Al-Cote (Caulk/Dentsply)

Modern Foil (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Foil Cote (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

SOFT METAL SHEET (ASH’S METAL)

RECOMMENDED USE

Reinforcing centric record (Chapter 2)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Relief Metal (William Dixon Co.)

SOLDERING FLUX

RECOMMENDED USE

Preventing oxidation during soldering (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

DS 1 Soldering Flux (Degussa Corporation)

Soldering Flux (Dentsply Ceramco)

M20-129 Flux Paste (Vident)

SOLDERS

High-heat

RECOMMENDED USE

Preceramic soldering (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

(Use material recommended by alloy manufacturer.)

Low-heat

RECOMMENDED USE

Soldered connectors for conventional gold restorations (Chapter 28)

Postceramic soldered connectors (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Slim strip 650 solder (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Ney Balanced Line Regular Solder (Dentsply Ceramco)

Dental solders (Baker Dental Corp.)

SURFACTANTS

RECOMMENDED USE

Painting patterns before investing (Chapter 22)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Smoothex Debubbling Solution (Whip Mix Corporation)

DeBubblizer (Kerr Corporation)

DeLar Surfactant (DeLar Corporation)

THERMOPLASTIC RESIN SHEETS

RECOMMENDED USE

External mold for interim restorations (Chapter 15)

Matrix for occlusal appliance (Chapter 4)

Tooth-preparation reduction guides (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Sta-Vac (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Temporary Splint (Dentiform, Inc.)

Thermo-Forming Sheets (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

THICKNESS GAUGES

RECOMMENDED USE

Measuring thickness of patterns and restorations

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Dial Caliper (Almore International, Inc.)

Crown gauge (Miltex Instrument Co., Inc.)

Iwanson Spring Caliper (Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.)

Calipers (KerrLab Corporation)

Iwanson Caliper (Sullivan-Schein Dental)

ULTRASONIC CLEANERS AND SOLUTIONS

RECOMMENDED USE

Cleaning restorations and interim restorations

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.

L & R Manufacturing Co.

Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.

Coltène/Whaledent, Inc.

VACUUM FORMERS

RECOMMENDED USE

External molds for interim restorations (Chapter 15)

Tooth preparation reduction guides (Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11)

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Ultradent Products, Inc.

Sullivan-Schein Dental

WAXES

Boxing wax

RECOMMENDED USE

Boxing impressions (Chapter 14)

Boxing soldering assembly (Chapter 28)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Boxing Wax (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Pro-Craft Boxing Wax Strips (William Dixon Co.) also Magnetic Boxing Strips:

Magnetic Vinyl Strips (Almore International, Inc.)

DeLar Magnetic Boxing Strip (DeLar Corporation)

Inlay casting wax

RECOMMENDED USE

Making wax patterns (Chapter 18)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Inlay Casting Wax (Kerr Corporation)

Plastodent (Degussa Corporation)

Red Casting Wax (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Flex 200 (MDL Dental Products, Inc.)

Green #2 Hard Wax (Slaycris Products, Inc.)

Occlusal registration wax

RECOMMENDED USE

Centric recording for diagnostic casts (Chapter 2)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Aluwax (Aluwax Dental Products Company)

Delar Wax (Almore International, Inc.)

Occlusal Indicator Wax (KerrLab Corporation)

Sprue wax

RECOMMENDED USE

Sprue former (Chapter 22)

SELECTED PRODUCTS

Sprue Wax (Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.)

Stalite Round Wire Wax (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Pro-Craft Sprue Rod Wax (William Dixon Co.)

WAXING INSTRUMENTS

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

American Dental Manufacturing

KerrLab Corporation

Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.

Premier Dental Products Company

Sullivan-Schein Dental

Electric waxing instruments

Electra Waxer, Gemini Waxer (Almore International, Inc.)

Ultra-Waxer, MasterTouch, (KerrLab Corporation)