boxing wax

boxing wax

Etymology: L, buxis, box; AS, weax

(in dentistry) a thin sheet of flexible wax used for boxing.

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wax,

n one of several esters of fatty acids with higher alcohols, usually monohydric alcohols. Dental waxes are combinations of various types of waxes compounded to provide the desired physical properties.

wax, baseplate,

n a hard, pink wax used for making occlusion rims and baseplates for occlusion rims.

wax, bone,

n a plastic mixture that may contain antiseptic and hemostatic drugs, designed for temporary application to freshly cut bone to prevent hemorrhage and infection.

wax, boxing,

n a soft wax used for boxing impressions.

wax burnout,

n See burnout, inlay and wax elimination.

wax, carnauba

n a hard, high-melting wax used for control of the melting range of dental waxes.

wax, casting,

n a composition containing various waxes with controlled properties of thermal expansion and contraction; used in making patterns to determine the shape of metal castings.

wax elimination,

n the procedure of removing the wax from a wax pattern invested in a mold preparatory to the introduction of another material into the resulting cavity. This may be done by dry heat alone or by irrigation with boiling water followed by use of dry heat. Also called
wax burnout.

wax expansion,

n the enlargement of wax patterns to compensate for the shrinkage of gold during the casting process.

wax, fluid,

n a series of waxes, each having different physical properties, used for making a correctable impression of the foundation structures that are to support a denture base. The term indicates that the wax is applied in fluid form as required.

wax inlay,

n See wax casting.

wax out,

n See blockout.

wax pattern,

n See pattern, wax.

wax template,

n See template, wax.

wax-bite,

n See record, interocclusal.