Meaning of countercast | Babel Free

Definitions

A piece made to fit into a cast.

Examples

“The countercast is articulated with the working cast⟳, luted together, and mounted on a suitable articulator, providing access to the die⟳ stumps from the base⟳ of the cast⟳.”

“If there is no tooth distal to the prothetic restoration, the stone countercast must be extended to the other quadrant to obtain⟳ better stability.”

“Another cumbersome procedure involves drilling and screwing a metal dummy eye into the countercast while it is held in the sculpting material”

“This problem was addressed by making a new impression with a tissue conditioner to improve⟳ the fit. After immersion in super-hard plaster the countercast was made to obtain⟳ a stone part like⟳ a flask box”

“After surgical wounds had fully healed, during several sittings a number⟳ of precise casts and countercasts were fashioned.”

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