Whoever invented that technique should be shot. I haven't seen one of those impressions in years. It's caused our whole industry a massive headache.
ha!
That's too humane...maybe let him remake all the crowns that didn't fit while we watch.
Well after talking to the doctor he says he took an impression with putty and removed it from the mouth while it was still setting/not fully set. Then he removed and placed light body and reinserted in the mouth, putty was not fully set when reinserted with the light body.
So it technically sounds like a two step impression although he mentions the putty would set with the light body. Would this still cause this problem?
Here's a picture of the impression. I can separate both materials in some parts and some parts seem to be stuck together a bit more
The issue isn't whether one material is bonding to the other, it's being compressed. If doc insists on using this impression material, then he needs to provide some space for the wash. Maybe take the putty impression
before he preps or cut out some of the putty to avoid compressing or both. Make sure the putty is set up before doing the wash. See GC instructions below...does he want me to come take the impression for him?
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
1. Take equal volumes of Base and Catalyst. Knead quickly within 30 seconds with the fingertips until a uniform color is obtained.
2. Load the kneaded EXAFLEX PUTTY into a tray and insert into mouth. When a wax spacer is not used, cover the surface of the EXAFLEX PUTTY with a
polyethylene sheet.
Once the tray is seated, rock the tray back and forth to make space for the wash material.
3. Allow material to set and remove from the mouth.
4. Remove any areas of the impression that might interfere with reseating.
5. Rinse and dry the impression. Make sure the impression is clean and dry prior to taking final impression.
6. Take detail impression.