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Accuracy Of The Indirect Method Evaluated By Mercury Micromeasurement, Estol C. Pruett Jun 1961

Accuracy Of The Indirect Method Evaluated By Mercury Micromeasurement, Estol C. Pruett

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Although the indirect method for preparing dental castings has been in use for over forty-five years, very little information has appeared in dental literature relative to its accuracy. The development of a precise and quantitative method for determining the adaptation of wax patterns or castings was necessary before such an evaluation could be considered valid. It was felt the Mercury Micromeasurement test, devised in 1958 by Hollenback, should meet these requirements. A description of the test had been published. However, at the time the project was begun, no data had appeared in the literature.

In order to establish a standard …