Thickness
Thin
Thin$19.25
Thick$21.90
The Tcs Thermoplastic Comfort System Bronze Plug Thin is a dental laboratory product supplied by Tcs Thermoplastic Comfort System for dental lab use. Catalog code 3709-01.
TCS Bronze Plug belongs to our flask accessories range, made by TCS.
This page carries 2 thickness options: Thin, Thick.
Find it on our Dentures & Acrylics shelf, under Denture Flasking & Processing.
Orders placed before 3 PM ET ship the same day when the item is on our shelf (otherwise within 3 business days), and ground shipping is free over $10.
Product
- Manufacturer
- TCS
- Manufacturer #
- 3709-01
- Item code
- 008-1241
Catalog path
- Marketplace
- Laboratory
- Category
- Dentures & Acrylics
- Subcategory
- Denture Flasking & Processing
Ordering
- Status
- Ships in 3 business days
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Questions
What is TCS Bronze Plug used for?
The Tcs Thermoplastic Comfort System Bronze Plug Thin is a dental laboratory product supplied by Tcs Thermoplastic Comfort System for dental lab use.
Which thickness options are on this page?
This page carries 2 thickness options: Thin, Thick. 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 flask accessories
Flask accessories on this shelf are the clamps, knock-out and de-flasking tools, plugs and injection supplies used with a flask. A separating medium is a coating applied to one surface to keep a second surface from adhering to it.
A denture flask is a metal or fiberglass vessel that supports the gypsum mold in which a denture is polymerized. Denture processing converts the wax pattern of a denture into resin. Packing is the filling and pressing of the denture base material into the mold inside the flask.
For injection molding the waxed denture is flasked and boiled out as for compression molding, and a hollow sprue is attached to the mold cavity.
How flasks and flask accessories differ
- Denture Flasks — The vessel that holds the mold.
- Flask Accessories — The tools and supplies used around the flask, not the flask itself.
What to look at when choosing
Technique: the flask follows the resin. Pour-type resin is poured into molds of agar hydrocolloid or modified plaster. Microwave curing is done in a special fiber-reinforced flask.
Injection: in injection molding, resin keeps entering the flask while polymerization shrinkage occurs.
Distortion: warpage of the base when the cured denture is removed from the cast is considered a major disadvantage of acrylic resin, and it can change the position of the teeth. A classic study gave the flow of the resin into all regions of the mold as a reason for letting the closed flask stand for at least an hour.
Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · Alqutaibi et al. 2023, Polymeric Denture Base Materials: A Review (Polymers) · Negreiros et al. 2009, Effect of Flask Closure Method and Post-Pressing Time on the Displacement of Maxillary Denture Teeth (Open Dent J)
