Orthodontic modeling filler material

Abstract

A dough-like filler material and method of use thereof. The dough-like filler is used (in lieu of more expensive, less easily handled filler materials) in the process of making plaster dental molds for dental or orthodontic use to fill voids in dental impression molds, voids which otherwise would allow for the formation of obstructive plaster accumulations in the resulting plaster dental mold.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A filler material for use in occluding undesirable voids in dental impression trays comprising: 
 flour, salt, water, and oil mixed to a dough-like consistency.    
     
     
         2 . A method for forming a plaster dental model comprising the steps of: 
 making a dental impression for use of a impression material-filled impression tray, said impression tray having a void for accommodating a patient's tongue;    occluding said void with a dough-like filler material which comprises flour, salt, water, and oil mixed to a dough-like consistency;    applying a plaster material to set dental impression for producing a plaster dental mold said dough-like filler material displacing said plaster material for preventing formation of obstructive plaster accumulations in said plaster dental mold.