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Ensuring Patient Comfort and Clinical Accuracy During Impression Taking
By Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, CDD
Commercial Supporter: Kulzer
This eBook features a continuing education (CE) article that examines dental anxiety and gagging that occur during impression-taking procedures, and discusses simple interventions that can be undertaken during the office visit to ensure patient comfort during these procedures. The advantages and disadvantages of common impression materials, particularly with regard to ensuring patient comfort during impression taking, are also described.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the phenomenon of dental anxiety and its occurrence during the impression-taking procedure
- Describe the gag reflex and its etiology
- Discuss simple techniques that can be employed to reduce gagging and dental anxiety during impression taking, and explain the role of dental impression materials in mitigating gagging and ensuring patient comfort
About the Author
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, CDD
Private Practice, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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