Category: Lab Process | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Core | Subcategory: Lab Workflow
The process of encasing a wax pattern in a heat-resistant investment material prior to casting or heat-pressing.
Surrounding a wax tooth pattern in a special heat-proof material before melting it out to cast or press the restoration.
[[burnout; heat pressing; lost-wax technique]]
Investment material must match the thermal expansion of the casting alloy or ceramic.
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