DAMit Membrane Kit: Reduce Gagging?

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At the Chicago Midwinter I tried out this material for keeping impression material from going on down the patient’s throat. It’s called DAMit! from Danville. It is like a piece of tape that you can stick to the back of the maxillary tray. It is soft enough to conform to the palate, but strong enough to hold the material back from going to far down the patient’s throat. It looks real good and makes sense. Anybody using it?

Editor’s Note:
According to marketing material:

“DAMit! can help reduce gagging and ensure capturing of second and third molars in impressions with DAMit! Posterior Dam and Periphery Extension Membrane. The easy-to-apply, self-adhesive membrane creates a flexible barrier that maintains hydraulic pressure against the distal of back molars and helps prevent material from running down the patient’s throat.

To use, simply pull a strip of DAMit! from the convenient dispenser, and attach it to the back of either a metal or plastic tray. Fill the tray and place it as normal. The membrane actually incorporates into the impression material, and can even become folded into a margin without creating a distortion. Ideal for all techniques, viscosities and types of impression materials.”

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4 Responses to “DAMit Membrane Kit: Reduce Gagging?”

  1. Spencer Bloom on June 13th, 2008 12:19 am

    Yes… I use DAMit regularly… it isn’t expensive and it improves impressions of the most distal teeth and disto-buccal sulcus as well as limits what goes past the end of the tray.

    Spence

  2. sruthi on June 15th, 2008 3:53 pm

    what is this membrane made of? what are the physical properties?

  3. Spence Bloom on June 19th, 2008 8:33 pm

    It is a paper tape… similar to micro-pore tape used in medicine… I find it consistently useful and it improves impressions enough to suggest you buy it and find out for yourself…DAMit isn’t very expensive. (I think I was told it costs about 10-cents per impression.)(If that’s wrong, someone please let me know!)

    Spence

  4. sruthi on June 20th, 2008 2:57 pm

    Do we cover the distal extension of the tray with this membrane?

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