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The Massad™ Impression Tray
A One, Two Punch!
Over the years, the Massad™ Technique has been utilized, perfected, and taught around the globe. The technique involves strategic layering of multiple viscosities of impression materials to achieve accurate detail in the mouth. In the past, this technique required extra prep time in order to extensively manipulate existing trays to meet the unique needs of each patient. But not any more. The Massad™ Impression Tray was specifically designed to fill the void created by existing trays. Together, the Massad™ Technique and the Massad™ Impression Tray combine to create "The System for Predictable Fitting Dentures".
Just another impression tray?
Look closer. The Massad™ Impression Tray is an entirely new approach to impression making. The goal? To design the ultimate tray, one that will give practitioner’s an edge in creating a sophisticated fit to complement the beautiful smiles they create for their edentulous and implant patients.
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Accuracy is everything.
This tray satisfies the need to deliver incredibly accurate impressions while maintaining productivity. Accuracy is achieved through the inherent anatomical and physiological shape of the trays right out of the box, and special attention has been given to the mylohyoid space on the lower and the throat form of the upper.
Control Freak.
The trays are available in five sizes. Why not more? Five sizes are all that you need to fit most patients because the trays were designed to be heat moldable, giving you the flexibility to quickly and easily manipulate the arches into the most suitable, and accurate position for your patient.
Ergonomic is Better.
The handle was engineered to avoid interference from the opposing lip tissue during the impression, and it feels extremely comfortable and balanced in the hand. Comfort and balance was also addressed by the integrated ergonomic finger supports that provide the stability required to deliver an accurate impression every time.
Count the ways.
Five sizes to make the right impression... only five sizes to purchase. Redesigned retention slots allow for proper flow of impression material. The accuracy achieved by the Massad™ Impression Tray means you not only get it right the first time, you do so quickly. In fact, the trays were created to combine both the preliminary and final impressions into one step by achieving optimum results. So what are you waiting for? Check out our list of vendors and order yours today.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
A One, Two Punch!
Over the years, the Massad™ Technique has been utilized, perfected, and taught around the globe. The technique involves strategic layering of multiple viscosities of impression materials to achieve accurate detail in the mouth. In the past, this technique required extra prep time in order to extensively manipulate existing trays to meet the unique needs of each patient. But not any more. The Massad™ Impression Tray was specifically designed to fill the void created by existing trays. Together, the Massad™ Technique and the Massad™ Impression Tray combine to create "The System for Predictable Fitting Dentures".
Just another impression tray?
Look closer. The Massad™ Impression Tray is an entirely new approach to impression making. The goal? To design the ultimate tray, one that will give practitioner’s an edge in creating a sophisticated fit to complement the beautiful smiles they create for their edentulous and implant patients.
Click to Play Features Clip
Accuracy is everything.
This tray satisfies the need to deliver incredibly accurate impressions while maintaining productivity. Accuracy is achieved through the inherent anatomical and physiological shape of the trays right out of the box, and special attention has been given to the mylohyoid space on the lower and the throat form of the upper.
Control Freak.
The trays are available in five sizes. Why not more? Five sizes are all that you need to fit most patients because the trays were designed to be heat moldable, giving you the flexibility to quickly and easily manipulate the arches into the most suitable, and accurate position for your patient.
Ergonomic is Better.
The handle was engineered to avoid interference from the opposing lip tissue during the impression, and it feels extremely comfortable and balanced in the hand. Comfort and balance was also addressed by the integrated ergonomic finger supports that provide the stability required to deliver an accurate impression every time.
Count the ways.
Five sizes to make the right impression... only five sizes to purchase. Redesigned retention slots allow for proper flow of impression material. The accuracy achieved by the Massad™ Impression Tray means you not only get it right the first time, you do so quickly. In fact, the trays were created to combine both the preliminary and final impressions into one step by achieving optimum results. So what are you waiting for? Check out our list of vendors and order yours today.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray
Ask and You Shall Receive.
With the success of the Massad™ Impression Tray which was designed for the edentulous patient, it was only a matter of time before suggestions were pouring in requesting a fully featured dentate tray. Soon after, Dr. Massad collaborated with fellow team member, Dr. Samuel Strong, with one goal in mind... to create an impression tray that provided better clarity, strength and design than conventional trays, and for a variety of different procedures. Together, the entire Massad team poured months of research and development into satisfying this goal. Mission accomplished! We are proud to introduce the Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray, the most versatile and feature packed tray on the market.
Clarity.
We are proud to offer for the very first time a new tray feature that is absolutely perfect for all Dentate and Implant impressions. The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays are made with crystal clear material in order to allow you to view thru the tray and visualize the void allowed for your impression material. For an accurate impression, the goal is to have a minimum of one millimeter of impression material in all dimensions. Before now it was a guessing game, but now you can actually see whether or not there is ample room over the dentition, edentulous ridge, or implant impression coping to satisfy this requirement... prior to making the impression!
Strength.
The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays are heat moldable. This feature, first introduced on the Massad™ Impression Tray, allows you to bend, pinch, pull, or by any other means manipulate the tray by applying heat to the area to be molded using a simple micro torch and/or hot water bath. Because the tray material has no memory, it retains the heat molded position, and at full strength, simply by cooling in tap water. In mere seconds, your Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray has become a custom tray!
Design.
The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays share the advanced design features of the Massad™ Impression Trays including a physiological shape that allows you to easily maintain functional anatomy, an extended handle for ergonomics, and retention slots for proper flow of material. Key features in this new dentate tray include a deep and wide tooth channel that will accommodate most dental arrangements. And unique to the Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray is a new feature that allows for easy removal post impression via integrated ledges that provide a convenient lip to catch with your finger... no more fishing around the patient's mouth!
For All...
One of the critical parts of the goal was to create a tray that would be suitable for use in a wide variety of situations and procedures. More and more uses are being reported by our testers, and here are just a few procedures that are enjoying more accurate and detailed results:
- Immediate Dentures
- Partial Dentures
- Implant Overdentures
- Combination Crowns & Partials
- Crowns & Implant Crowns
- Orthodontic Impressions
- Snoring and Sleep Apnea Appliances
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
Ask and You Shall Receive.
With the success of the Massad™ Impression Tray which was designed for the edentulous patient, it was only a matter of time before suggestions were pouring in requesting a fully featured dentate tray. Soon after, Dr. Massad collaborated with fellow team member, Dr. Samuel Strong, with one goal in mind... to create an impression tray that provided better clarity, strength and design than conventional trays, and for a variety of different procedures. Together, the entire Massad team poured months of research and development into satisfying this goal. Mission accomplished! We are proud to introduce the Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray, the most versatile and feature packed tray on the market.
Clarity.
We are proud to offer for the very first time a new tray feature that is absolutely perfect for all Dentate and Implant impressions. The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays are made with crystal clear material in order to allow you to view thru the tray and visualize the void allowed for your impression material. For an accurate impression, the goal is to have a minimum of one millimeter of impression material in all dimensions. Before now it was a guessing game, but now you can actually see whether or not there is ample room over the dentition, edentulous ridge, or implant impression coping to satisfy this requirement... prior to making the impression!
Strength.
The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays are heat moldable. This feature, first introduced on the Massad™ Impression Tray, allows you to bend, pinch, pull, or by any other means manipulate the tray by applying heat to the area to be molded using a simple micro torch and/or hot water bath. Because the tray material has no memory, it retains the heat molded position, and at full strength, simply by cooling in tap water. In mere seconds, your Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray has become a custom tray!
Design.
The Strong-Massad Denplant™ Trays share the advanced design features of the Massad™ Impression Trays including a physiological shape that allows you to easily maintain functional anatomy, an extended handle for ergonomics, and retention slots for proper flow of material. Key features in this new dentate tray include a deep and wide tooth channel that will accommodate most dental arrangements. And unique to the Strong-Massad Denplant™ Tray is a new feature that allows for easy removal post impression via integrated ledges that provide a convenient lip to catch with your finger... no more fishing around the patient's mouth!
For All...
One of the critical parts of the goal was to create a tray that would be suitable for use in a wide variety of situations and procedures. More and more uses are being reported by our testers, and here are just a few procedures that are enjoying more accurate and detailed results:
- Immediate Dentures
- Partial Dentures
- Implant Overdentures
- Combination Crowns & Partials
- Crowns & Implant Crowns
- Orthodontic Impressions
- Snoring and Sleep Apnea Appliances
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
The Jaw Recorder
With the new and improved Jaw Recorder, any clinician can now quickly and accurately record Centric Relation, balance Full, Partial, or Implant Dentures, and orthopedically reposition the mandible. We have found that by using this device, results are more reliable and reproducible than any of the traditional manipulation techniques.
Record a patient's Centric Relation
An accurate, repeatable Centric Relation record can be made quickly and easily with the Jaw Recorder. Successful identification of Centric Relation results in fewer appointments to complete removable and fixed cases and less occlusal adjustments required at delivery of the case.
Record PRP: In order to find the patient’s correct Centric Relation, we must first accurately record the Physiologic Rest Position (PRP), commonly know as “resting position”. This is the position we most often find ourselves with teeth slightly apart during rest. Recording this measurement usually involves five simple steps: (1) place a dot for reference on the patient's nose and chin, (2) coach the patient to their unique relaxed position, (3) adjust each leg of a caliper to the edge of each dot, (4) lock the caliper opening and transfer the measurement to paper, (5) adjust the pin on the Jaw Recorder to touch the maxillary striking plate at this measurement.
Adjust to OVD: By definition, the Occlusal Vertical Dimension (OVD) is 1-4 mm less than the measured PRP. After recording the PRP, and adjusting the pin to the striking plate at PRP, the pin on the Jaw Recorder is then adjusted to decrease the relationship to the maxillary striking plate 1-4mm, stabilizing the patient's jaws at this critical vertical position. The patient is then directed through anterior-posterior and retruded lateral movements. The resulting path of contact between the pin and the striking plate traces the classic "arrow" portion of a gothic arch tracing. The point of contact between the pin and plate at the point or tip of the arrow represents the patient's unique centric relation and can be locked and stabilized with a bite registration material for accurate transfer to an articulator.
Balance Full Dentures, Partial Dentures, and Implant Dentures
One of the most difficult procedures in removable prosthodontics is finely equilibrating the occlusion of the finished prosthesis. Intra-orally, the prosthesis moves with every occlusal prematurity, producing erroneous marks with the articulating paper. Extra-oral remounts often incorporate inaccuracies, due to the remount procedure itself! The Jaw Recorder eliminates these problems.
When mounted on the finished prostheses, the pin and striking plate of the Jaw Recorder perform 2 functions. They act as a central bearing point, stabilizing the appiances through constant, centralized pressure. Secondly, the pin can be adjusted until the teeth are slighty apart, and then slowly closed. Through this gradual closure, the smallest occlusal prematurities can be seen and appropriately adjusted. This process is continued until occlusion is adequate and equal on both sides of the arch.
Orthopedically Reposition the Mandible
Many times, a denture patient will present a severely over-closed jaw position. It is important to return the facial musculature to the proper vertical position prior to final Centric Relation Recording. Muscles which are programmed to an improper occlusion will make Centric Recording difficult, and also make it difficult for the patient to adapt to the new prosthesis. Fabrication of an accurate occlusal splint will accomplish these goals. Splint therapy can be simple with the Jaw Recorder.
The Jaw Recorder is mounted on the patient's current prostheses (or duplicates of them). The pin/striking plate relationship is adjusted, until the patient's jaws are held at the desired OVD. An acrylic resin is then placed over the mandibular posterior quadrants, and the maxillary posterior teeth are lubricated. While the acrylic is in a "doughy" consistency, the patient is instructed to "rub" the pin against the plate in all directions, and to continue until the acrylic sets. After curing and trimming, a patient-generated splint has been fabricated at the correct OVD. The patient can wear this splint during denture fabrication, allowing the muscles to de-program.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
With the new and improved Jaw Recorder, any clinician can now quickly and accurately record Centric Relation, balance Full, Partial, or Implant Dentures, and orthopedically reposition the mandible. We have found that by using this device, results are more reliable and reproducible than any of the traditional manipulation techniques.
Record a patient's Centric Relation
An accurate, repeatable Centric Relation record can be made quickly and easily with the Jaw Recorder. Successful identification of Centric Relation results in fewer appointments to complete removable and fixed cases and less occlusal adjustments required at delivery of the case.
Record PRP: In order to find the patient’s correct Centric Relation, we must first accurately record the Physiologic Rest Position (PRP), commonly know as “resting position”. This is the position we most often find ourselves with teeth slightly apart during rest. Recording this measurement usually involves five simple steps: (1) place a dot for reference on the patient's nose and chin, (2) coach the patient to their unique relaxed position, (3) adjust each leg of a caliper to the edge of each dot, (4) lock the caliper opening and transfer the measurement to paper, (5) adjust the pin on the Jaw Recorder to touch the maxillary striking plate at this measurement.
Adjust to OVD: By definition, the Occlusal Vertical Dimension (OVD) is 1-4 mm less than the measured PRP. After recording the PRP, and adjusting the pin to the striking plate at PRP, the pin on the Jaw Recorder is then adjusted to decrease the relationship to the maxillary striking plate 1-4mm, stabilizing the patient's jaws at this critical vertical position. The patient is then directed through anterior-posterior and retruded lateral movements. The resulting path of contact between the pin and the striking plate traces the classic "arrow" portion of a gothic arch tracing. The point of contact between the pin and plate at the point or tip of the arrow represents the patient's unique centric relation and can be locked and stabilized with a bite registration material for accurate transfer to an articulator.
Balance Full Dentures, Partial Dentures, and Implant Dentures
One of the most difficult procedures in removable prosthodontics is finely equilibrating the occlusion of the finished prosthesis. Intra-orally, the prosthesis moves with every occlusal prematurity, producing erroneous marks with the articulating paper. Extra-oral remounts often incorporate inaccuracies, due to the remount procedure itself! The Jaw Recorder eliminates these problems.
When mounted on the finished prostheses, the pin and striking plate of the Jaw Recorder perform 2 functions. They act as a central bearing point, stabilizing the appiances through constant, centralized pressure. Secondly, the pin can be adjusted until the teeth are slighty apart, and then slowly closed. Through this gradual closure, the smallest occlusal prematurities can be seen and appropriately adjusted. This process is continued until occlusion is adequate and equal on both sides of the arch.
Orthopedically Reposition the Mandible
Many times, a denture patient will present a severely over-closed jaw position. It is important to return the facial musculature to the proper vertical position prior to final Centric Relation Recording. Muscles which are programmed to an improper occlusion will make Centric Recording difficult, and also make it difficult for the patient to adapt to the new prosthesis. Fabrication of an accurate occlusal splint will accomplish these goals. Splint therapy can be simple with the Jaw Recorder.
The Jaw Recorder is mounted on the patient's current prostheses (or duplicates of them). The pin/striking plate relationship is adjusted, until the patient's jaws are held at the desired OVD. An acrylic resin is then placed over the mandibular posterior quadrants, and the maxillary posterior teeth are lubricated. While the acrylic is in a "doughy" consistency, the patient is instructed to "rub" the pin against the plate in all directions, and to continue until the acrylic sets. After curing and trimming, a patient-generated splint has been fabricated at the correct OVD. The patient can wear this splint during denture fabrication, allowing the muscles to de-program.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
The Esthetic Lip Ruler
The Esthetic Lip Ruler assists dentists with analyzing both the upper and lower lips as they cover the inter-oral cavity. Each patient has a different show of teeth when they speak, relax and smile. When constructing any type of prosthesis, it is important for the dental practitioner to know the length of the lip when relaxed, speaking, and smiling in order to determine the height of the implant and the length of the teeth... a critical step in achieving a natural looking smile.
A Smart Design for Smile Design.
The Esthetic Lip Ruler is the first ruler on the market that measures the lower lip. Dental lip rulers have been on the market since the 1960's when it was first advocated by Jack Frush for measuring the upper lip. Jack Frush believed that the emphasis should be, in his own words, "to copy the disharmonies of nature in order to mask the artificiality of the restoration", and by measuring the upper lip at rest he could more accurately size the teeth and be one step closer to a natural display. We certainly agree, however we have since found that measuring the upper lip at rest is only part of the equation.
More to the Equation.
In addition to taking measurements at rest, we believe there is a need to measure a patient’s upper lip when smiling. By doing so, the practitioner then has information to compare to the resting lip. If a patient has a short lower lip, or a strong smiling lip, excessive and unaesthetic gingival tissue may be visible if the wrong size implant or tooth is used in the prosthesis. Understanding the spacial relationships between the maxillary ridge, resting lips, and the smiling lips will provide a predictable, esthetic prosthesis with a more natural look for each unique patient.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.
The Esthetic Lip Ruler assists dentists with analyzing both the upper and lower lips as they cover the inter-oral cavity. Each patient has a different show of teeth when they speak, relax and smile. When constructing any type of prosthesis, it is important for the dental practitioner to know the length of the lip when relaxed, speaking, and smiling in order to determine the height of the implant and the length of the teeth... a critical step in achieving a natural looking smile.
A Smart Design for Smile Design.
The Esthetic Lip Ruler is the first ruler on the market that measures the lower lip. Dental lip rulers have been on the market since the 1960's when it was first advocated by Jack Frush for measuring the upper lip. Jack Frush believed that the emphasis should be, in his own words, "to copy the disharmonies of nature in order to mask the artificiality of the restoration", and by measuring the upper lip at rest he could more accurately size the teeth and be one step closer to a natural display. We certainly agree, however we have since found that measuring the upper lip at rest is only part of the equation.
More to the Equation.
In addition to taking measurements at rest, we believe there is a need to measure a patient’s upper lip when smiling. By doing so, the practitioner then has information to compare to the resting lip. If a patient has a short lower lip, or a strong smiling lip, excessive and unaesthetic gingival tissue may be visible if the wrong size implant or tooth is used in the prosthesis. Understanding the spacial relationships between the maxillary ridge, resting lips, and the smiling lips will provide a predictable, esthetic prosthesis with a more natural look for each unique patient.
Where to get it.
We have many vendors for you to choose from... click here to view a list of current vendors with links to purchasing information for each. Click here to view our current suggested retail price list.