Indian Journal of Oral Health
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Various impression techniques for ocular prosthesis-A clinical review

  • Author:
  • Partapjot Singh Grewal1, Kanu Priya Grewal2, Harsh Chansoria3, Deepak Grover4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 48 to 50

1Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, BRS Dental college and Hospital, Sultanpur, Panchkula, Haryana

2Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, National Dental College and Hospital, Gulabgarh, Dera Bassi, PB.

3Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Government College of Dentistry, Indore

4Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, National Dental College and Hospital, Gulabgarh, Dera Bassi, PB.

Online published on 20 September, 2012.

Abstract

Various ocular impression and fitting techniques have been described in the literature. Most can be placed into one of several broad categories like direct impression/external impression, impression with astock ocular tray or modified stock ocular tray, impression with custom ocular tray, impression using astock ocular prosthesis, ocular prosthesis modification, and the wax Scleral blank technique. The aim of the article is to review the literature on different Clinical impressions techniques used for the fabrication of an ocular prosthesis.

Keywords

Impression techniques, ocular prosthesis, scleral blank technique, ocular conformer etc