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Buffalo Wax Carving Blocks · 5/8", box of 24 · Blue
SKU 055-1178MFR# 85517
Size
5/8", box of 24
1/2", box of 56$80.16
5/8", box of 24$52.93
Color
Blue
Buffalo 5/8" Blue Wax Carving Blocks are a type of modeling and carving wax. They are specifically designed for educational purposes, such as teaching tooth anatomy through practical carving exercises, and for various wax design applications in a dental laboratory setting.
These blocks are provided in a 5/8" x 5/8" x 1-1/2" format, described as large and suitable for posterior tooth anatomy. Each box contains 24 individual blocks, offering a practical quantity for educational institutions or dental technicians requiring multiple units for design work.
Product
- Manufacturer
- Buffalo Dental
- Manufacturer #
- 85517
- Item code
- 055-1178
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- Marketplace
- Laboratory
- Category
- Wax
- Subcategory
- Modeling & Carving Wax
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Questions
What is Buffalo Wax Carving Blocks used for?
Buffalo 5/8" Blue Wax Carving Blocks are a type of modeling and carving wax.
Which size and color options are on this page?
This page carries 2 size options: 1/2", box of 56, 5/8", box of 24. This page carries 4 color options: Blue, Ivory, Green, Red. Pick one to see its price, part number and stock.
When does it ship?
In-stock orders placed before 3 PM ET ship the same day; anything not on our shelf ships within 3 business days.Ground shipping is free over $10.
About carving wax
Carving wax on this shelf comes as blocks, rods and tins, some of it scannable. It is contoured into the desired form of the pattern.
Modeling wax is a wax suitable for making patterns in the fabrication of restorations. Waxing is the contouring of a wax pattern, or of the wax base of a trial denture, into the desired form. The wax pattern sets the shape, size and contour of the restoration.
The FDA lists intraoral dental wax, used to construct the patterns from which metal prostheses are cast, as a Class I device (21 CFR 872.6890).
How modeling, carving, cervical and dipping wax and wax discs differ
- Modeling Wax — The wax that is added and shaped to build the pattern.
- Carving Wax — Sold as blocks and rods to be cut to shape.
- Cervical Wax — Used at the neck of the pattern, at or near the cemento-enamel junction.
- Dipping Wax — Kept molten in a bath; the die is dipped to make a coping pattern in one step.
- Wax Discs — A blank for the milling machine, not for hand waxing.
- Pattern Wire Wax — Ready-made wax shapes that are placed on the cast in place of free-hand waxing.
What to look at when choosing
Flow: under ANSI/ADA specification No. 4 a Type 1 wax may flow at most 1 percent at 37 °C, and Type 1 and Type 2 waxes must flow between 70 and 90 percent at 45 °C.
Shrinkage on cooling: cooling from 37 °C to 25 °C can contract inlay wax by up to 0.35 percent.
Distortion: a wax pattern can hold internal strains from the way it was worked, and it distorts when the strain relaxes. Time and temperature both make it worse, which is why patterns are generally invested immediately after they leave the die or cast.
Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · Distortion in Wax Patterns Fabricated Using Conventional and Electrical Heat Sources, 2023 (Cureus, PMC10388666) · FDA 21 CFR 872.6890, Intraoral dental wax · Ram et al. 2019, Microcomputed tomography to evaluate the fit of a restoration as compared to conventional replica technique (PMC6685334) · ISO 15854:2023, Casting and baseplate waxes
