World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

GINGIVAL RETRACTION TECHNIQUES PRACTICED IN FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS - A SURVEY

Anusha Sathyamoorthy, Nirmal Famila Bettie, Kanimozhi S.* and Lakshmi Priya A.

ABSTRACT

Aim: Precision and accuracy are involved in every step and forms an important aspect in fixed prosthodontic treatment.The impression materials at the margins of the preparation require substantial thickness in order to resist distortion and record the margins accurately. This goal is achieved by adequate gingival retraction. In this article, different methods of gingival retraction techniques are discussed in a questionnaire format which was circulated among the dental professionals and post graduate students of our college and the final outcome of the study was summarized in this article. Material and methods: Questionnaire containing 14 close ended questions were circulated among 100 postgraduate students in our college and dental professionals practicing privately. Results: Gingival retraction was found to be practiced among majority of the dentists and mechanical retraction of soft tissue was most commonly practiced. Conclusion: Gingival retraction has been used by dental professionals to minimize errors during impression procedures which thereby enable in accurate reproduction of the master impression.

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