Seating of composite inlays with ultrasonic vibration

From Volume 26, Issue 1, January 1999 | Pages 27-30

Authors

A. Damien Walmsley

BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS RCPS

Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham

Articles by A. Damien Walmsley

Philip J. Lumley

PhD, BDS, MDentSci, FDS RCPS

Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham

Articles by Philip J. Lumley

Abstract

The use of vibration enables the clinician to use high-viscosity luting agents when seating composite inlays and allows quick and efficient placement of the inlay. The film of composite luting agent is achieved in a much shorter time and with lower loads by ultrasonic vibration than using manual methods. In order to achieve a thin lute, the vibrations of the ultrasonic scaler must be directed perpendicular to the surface of the inlay.

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