"dental impression" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to an imprint or mold of a person's teeth and gums that is used to create dental prosthetics such as dentures or retainers. Example: "The dentist took a dental impression of my teeth in order to create a custom-fitted retainer."
Presented in this paper is an automated scanning procedure of a dental impression that utilizes an SLS (Structured Light System).
A preoperative or peroperative dental impression of the upper jaw was taken for the measurement of various cleft parameters.
The dental impression gel was then removed and the leaves were dried for four days at 70 °C.
Dental impression materials were used to make models of the components and adjacent tissues at weekly intervals and tissue recession around the implants was measured.
After digital images were taken of the leaves, dental impression gel was applied to the adaxial leaf surface for 30 minutes.
Thiol- and allyl-functionalized siloxane oligomers are synthesized and evaluated for use as a radical-mediated, rapid set elastomeric dental impression material.
The applications of the proposed procedure include not only dental impressions but also other small objects that do not have CAD models.
Organosilicon surfactants are the most potent adjuvants available for formulating and applying agricultural pesticides and fertilizers, household cleaning and personal care products, dental impressions and medicines.
The cubes are made of a trademarked product called Comfort Putty, more typically used in its unhardened form for taking dental impressions.
The new law also makes it easier for police to take DNA from suspects, with the definition of "identifying particular" expanded to permit the taking of dental impressions, hair samples and body tissues.
Compared to previously described methods for obtaining an augmented three-dimensional virtual model, this procedure eliminates the need for dental impressions, simplifies the necessary technical steps and computational work, and reduces the patient's exposure to ionizing radiation.
