
Buffalo Blue Tray Material, 5" x 5" · .125" · Pkg. of 625
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Product
- Manufacturer
- Buffalo Dental
- Manufacturer #
- 82700
- Item code
- 055-0953
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- Marketplace
- Laboratory
- Category
- Dentures & Acrylics
- Subcategory
- Custom Tray Materials
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About self-cure tray material
Self-cure tray material is a resin such as methyl methacrylate that is applied to the preliminary study model to form the tray.
A custom tray is an individualized impression tray made on a cast from a preliminary impression and used to make the final impression. The FDA lists resin impression tray material as a Class I device (21 CFR 872.3670), for cases in which a preformed tray is not suitable, such as crowns, bridges or full dentures.
Heat-cured, self-cured and light-cured acrylic resins are all used to make these trays.
How self-cure and light-cure tray materials differ
- Self-Cure Tray Material — Acrylic that hardens through a chemical activator, without a light.
- Light-Cure Tray Material — Premixed sheets that are shaped on the cast and hardened by visible light.
- Tray Accessories — Border impression material, bonding liquid and pouches rather than the tray material itself.
What to look at when choosing a tray material
Strength: compared with heat-cured PMMA, cold-cured PMMA has lower strength.
Other uses: light-cured resin is used to make special trays but is typically unsuitable as a denture base material. A baseplate is a rigid, thin layer of wax, shellac or polymer adapted over a cast to form a base.
Fit: the preliminary impression and the shape of the custom tray critically influence the outcome of the final denture.
Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · FDA 21 CFR 872.3670, Resin impression tray material · Alqutaibi et al. 2023, Polymeric Denture Base Materials: A Review (Polymers) · Choi et al. 2025, Traditional Self-Curing Resin Custom Tray and Thermoplastic Tray for Final Impressions in Edentulous Patients (PMC12733694)
