What do you use for...alginate substitutes?

Aug. 27, 2020
Do you still use alginate? If not, what do you use instead? Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz and Dr. Howard Glazer talk about alginate substitutes and which products work best.

Welcome to our weekly installment of “What do you use for ...” videos.

Today, I’m chatting with Dr. Howard Glazer about alginate substitutes. First, does anyone still use alginates? If you aren’t using alginates, what are you using as a substitute? Dr. Glazer talks about the products he uses and their benefits.

In this video and on the DentistryIQ.com Facebook page, we’ll be discussing this and more, so join us!

Editor’s note: This video first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles at this link and subscribe here.

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, is the chief editor of DentistryIQ and editorial co-director of Through the Loupes. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Dr. Maragliano-Muniz began her clinical career as a dental hygienist. She went on to attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her doctorate in dental medicine. She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dental Medicine, where she became board-certified in prosthodontics. Dr. Maragliano-Muniz owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics. You may contact her at [email protected].