border molding

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bor·der mold·ing

the shaping of an impression material by the manipulation or action of the tissues adjacent to the borders of an impression.

Synonym(s): muscle-trimming, tissue molding, tissue-trimming

border molding

In dentistry, the shaping of impression material at the edges by the oral tissues.

bor·der mold·ing

(bōrdĕr mōlding)

Im-pression technique to record the oral muscles in an active state to determine the delimits of a removable denture.
Synonym(s): tissue molding, tissue-trimming.

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Various methods were described for border molding include: (9,10)

After border molding, base plate wax was removed and flanges were reduced 1-2 mm with exception over tuberosities and posterior palatal seal area.

Systematic review of complete denture impression techniques

Patients previous dentures were used to perform border molding using low fusing compound and secondary impressions were made using zinc oxide eugenol impression paste(Dental product of India company).