Gibert Y, Blandin M
Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Toulouse.
Rev Odontostomatol (Paris). 1991 Jan-Feb;20(1):9-19.
Regardless of its anatomic shape, an edentulous arch is formed by two types of mucosa, different in both nature and behavior. This is why the impression of such a complex requires two distinct steps with two different modeling materials with different consistency. The first step is the border molding of the mucosal reflexion zone with a silicone of medium viscosity, placed on the borders of the custom tray. The second step is the static impression of the inner part of the denture, with a fluid or very fluid silicone.