What are dental waxes?

Dental wax is a substance most often made from paraffin, beeswax, or carnauba wax. It’s solid at room temperature but softens from the warmth of your hands. It sticks to sharp surfaces inside your mouth and creates a smooth surface.

What are the types of dental waxes?

Dental waxes can also be classified in one of three types, pattern wax (inlay, casting, and baseplate types), processing wax (boxing, utility, and sticky types), and impression wax (bite registration and correction types). Casting wax is used for partial denture frameworks and other metal frameworks.

What are the uses of dental waxes?

Braces wax or Orthodontic Wax is specially designed to relieve pain caused by rubbing of the braces appliances. It is applied to create a barrier between the braces wires and your mouth. Thus the contact break of the braces to your mouth prevents further injury.

Why are dental waxes blended?

They are blended with paraffin wax in order to control the softening temperature and modify properties.

What are wax impressions?

A diagnostic wax-up is essentially a cast or impression of your tooth or teeth. Your dentist uses this to show you what they are going to do to fix your dental problem. This helps reshape your teeth to their ideal form.

How is VDO calculated?

A measurement method that can be used to determine VDO is to measure from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) or gingival margins of the maxillary central incisors to the CEJ or gingival margins of the mandibular central incisors.

How is a dental wax-up done?

A diagnostic wax up is a dental tool that not everyone knows of, but is necessary for dentists and orthodontists during cosmetic dental procedures and dental implants. It’s done by using a cast to get the actual mold of your teeth. The set of your own teeth will be molded into a wax figure, hence the diagnostic wax up.

What is the percentage of paraffin in dental waxes?

40% to 60% paraffin
10.  Most dental waxes contain 40% to 60% paraffin by weight, which is derived from high-boiling fractions of petroleum.