Definitely used for casting a mold of your teeth. I had it done to get my mouthguard made for hockey. Feels like forever trying to stop the gag reflex happening.
Dental assistant here!! This stuff is called alginate (it’s made from seaweed- fun fact). It takes an average of 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes to set up. It’s used for so so many different procedures! Ask you dentist (assistant) if they can give you some topical anesthetic to rub around the back/roof of your mouth, then swallow, before they take your impressions. It makes the gagging sensation disappear ( if you breathe through your nose, too). Hope this takes someone’s anger away!
theWatsonX on January 4th, 2019 at 21:48 UTC »
I think it makes a mold of your teeth for various reasons
jdphoenix87 on January 4th, 2019 at 21:58 UTC »
Definitely used for casting a mold of your teeth. I had it done to get my mouthguard made for hockey. Feels like forever trying to stop the gag reflex happening.
PoeFawkes on January 5th, 2019 at 00:52 UTC »
Dental assistant here!! This stuff is called alginate (it’s made from seaweed- fun fact). It takes an average of 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes to set up. It’s used for so so many different procedures! Ask you dentist (assistant) if they can give you some topical anesthetic to rub around the back/roof of your mouth, then swallow, before they take your impressions. It makes the gagging sensation disappear ( if you breathe through your nose, too). Hope this takes someone’s anger away!