Indications:
Used for gingival displacement and hemostasis before bonding and/or restorative procedure. Used to aid in making impressions for fixed prosthetics
Advantages:
• Cord is made of 100% cotton
• Knitted into thousands of tiny loops forming long interlocking chains
• The unique knitted design exerts a gentle continuous outward force the following placement as knitted loops seek to open
• Easy to control and place
• Will not tangle in burs or packers
• When using i-PAK UTRA plain knitted cords, since they carry significantly greater quantities of hemostatic solution than conventional cords
- #000: for lower anteriors; when luting near gingival and subgingival veneers; class III, IV V restorations; first cord for “two cord” technique.
- #00: during preparation and cementation of veneers; restorative procedures dealing with thin, friable tissues.
- #0: for anterior teeth; as upper cord for “two cord” technique.
- #1: for the anterior teeth preparation
