TissueDB/Materials/Dental Impression Material
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Dental impression material is an elastomeric material — commonly a vinyl polysiloxane supplied in light, medium and putty consistencies — used in dentistry to take impressions of the teeth and mouth. In surgical simulation it is used as a low-cost, quick-setting material: the softer light and medium consistencies give a rubbery, skin-like surface with acceptable resistance to a suture needle, while the stiff putty consistency forms a firm base.[1]
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | Suturing Simulator (Kumaresan) | Light or medium elastomeric impression material forms the "skin" top layer of the suturing pad; its rubbery texture and tear strength simulate the elasticity and keratinised texture of skin and give acceptable resistance to a suture needle (Kumaresan et al. 2014).[1] | ||
| Limb | Suturing Simulator (Kumaresan) | The stiff putty consistency forms the firm base of the suturing pad. The source calls it a bony base and the paper is an oral surgery model, so grouping it as a limb is an editorial classification rather than the source's own framing. Layer thickness is not specified for the base; the 2–3 mm the paper gives belongs to the elastomeric layer smeared above it.[1] |
References
[edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kumaresan R, Pendayala S, Srinivasan B, Kondreddy K. A simplified suturing model for preclinical training. Indian J Dent Res 2014;25(4):541–543. DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.142577. PMID: 25307925.