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July/August 2017
Volume 38, Issue 2
Peer-Reviewed

Simple, Accurate Impressioning That Is Gentle on Gingival Tissues

N. Summer Lerch, DDS, FAGD, AAACD

The field of dentistry is evolving. Traditionally, impression-taking has involved applying astringents and hemostatic agents, packing cord, and forcibly challenging the gingival tissues. Today, however, a unique new system has made these time-consuming and sometimes harmful processes obsolete. The NoCord VPS™ self-retracting impressioning system from Centrix, Inc. (centrixdental.com), a company led by dental innovator Dr. William B. Dragan, brings a highly effective “gentle displacement” impression material to the dental marketplace. This system allows cosmetic-minded clinicians to easily take highly accurate impressions while causing no harm to sensitive gingival tissues. NoCord VPS affords a clean capture without extra tissue retraction, providing an easy-to-read margin and allowing a perfectly fitted restoration. Moreover, there is no need to learn a new procedure, as a traditional wash-and-tray technique can be used.

Key Takeaways

• NoCord is a one-step impressioning and retracting system designed for simple, noninvasive, and accurate impressions. It spares gentle gingival tissues the trauma of packing cord.

• With no cord to pack and without the need for a separate retraction procedure, the system saves time and money for the dentist and staff.

• NoCord VPS Wash retracts tissue away from the tooth and achieves hemostasis and accurate marginal detail. Good color contrast makes reading the margins easy. NoCord VPS MegaBody tray material has a unique setting profile that enables it to effectively “drive” the Wash into the sulcus, causing retraction.

About the Author

N. Summer Lerch, DDS, FAGD, AAACD
Center for Esthetic Dentistry, LLC
New Haven, Connecticut

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