ReviewMarine drugs2018
Alginate Materials and Dental Impression Technique: A Current State of the Art and Application to Dental Practice.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Addition of silver nanoparticle solutions to alginate: microbiological and mechanical analysis.Brazilian dental journal · 2026Article
- The influence of chlorogenic acid disinfection on the oral microbiota of alginate impressions.Journal of oral microbiology · 2026Article
- Accuracy and patient satisfaction of intraoral scanner in preschool-aged children: a combined in vivo and in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- A novel approach of developing machine learning based models for the prediction of facial dimensions from dental parameters.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A novel thermochromic myocardial phantom for radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Endodontic Sealers and Innovations to Enhance Their Properties: A Current Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Novel Applications of Natural Biomaterials in Dentistry-Properties, Uses, and Development Perspectives.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Deformation and Antibacterial Properties of Dental Alginates Mixed with Silver Nanoparticles.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Interfacial Effects Between Dental Impression and Die Materials and Their Role in the Internal Fit of Indirect Resin-Based Composite Restorations.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Dimensional Stability in Four Types of Impression Materials Using Digital Analysis.International journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Potential of Nature-derived Biopolymers for Oral Applications- A Mini-Review.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Biodegradable polymeric ion-releasing fillers: Synthesis and effect on dental colloid viscosity and polymerization.JADA foundational science · 2025Article
- Assessing the impact of an environmentally friendly approach on irreversible dental hydrocolloid performance.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Hydrocolloids were the first elastic materials to be used in the dental field. Elastic impression materials include reversible (agar-agar), irreversible (alginate) hydrocolloids and synthetic elastomers (polysulfides, polyethers, silicones). They reproduce an imprint faithfully, providing details of a high definition despite the presence of undercuts. With the removal of the impression, being particularly rich in water, the imprints can deform but later adapt to the original shape due to the elastic properties they possess. The advantages of using alginate include the low cost, a better tolerability on the part of the patient, the ease of manipulation, the short time needed for execution, the instrumentation and the very simple execution technique and possibility of detecting a detailed impression (even in the presence of undercuts) in a single step. A comprehensive review of the current literature was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines by accessing the NCBI PubMed database. Authors conducted a search of articles in written in English published from 2008 to 2018. All the relevant studies were included in the search with respect to the characteristics and evolution of new marine derived materials. Much progress has been made in the search for new marine derived materials. Conventional impression materials are different, and especially with the advent of digital technology, they have been suffering from a decline in research attention over the last few years. However, this type of impression material, alginates (derived from marine algae), have the advantage of being among the most used in the dental medical field.
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