Vacuum Formers & Injectors

About vacuum formers and injectors

Vacuum thermomolding heats a plastic sheet until it softens and then adapts it to a cast by vacuum, air or mechanical pressure. A vacuum forming machine draws the heated sheet onto the model by suction; a pressure forming machine presses it on.

Forms a heated plastic sheet over a model; it does not work wax.

Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · Development status of mouthguard (Front Dent Med 2024)