300 Sheets Dental Articulating Paper Strips, 55x18mm - Thin Blue Color Test Papers for Accurate Occlusal Bite Adjustment and Contact Testing, Dental Restoration Oral Care Supplies for Adults and Kids

This is standard dental articulating paper that is thicker than some and thinner than others, i.e., articulating paper comes in various thickness. There is no “right” thickness.Articulating paper is used in dentistry to identify where opposing teeth make contact with each other. Essentially, it’s “carbon paper”: contact on one side leaves an impression on the opposite/underneath side.In dentistry, articulating paper is primarily used to equilibrate/balance the occlusion (“bite”) such that no one tooth (think cusp) articulates more forcefully with (is higher than) its opposing member – in both the natural and artificial dentition.In everyday life, articulating paper can be used to identify high spots in carpentry, identify friction points, or in any situation to identify whether or when two parts articulate.Standard articulating papers are either red or blue, blue being used more often in my experience. The thickness used is a matter of preference as the paper only identifies where contact is made NOT how much contact is or should be made. There are other means to accomplish that. For example, the dentist places a filling that, when you bite down, you notice that the tooth contacts its opposing member prematurely (before any others) or “hits” too hard. Articulating paper shows the dentist where the contact is and that is where the adjustments are confined until the “bite” feels normal.AT $7 for 300 sheets, the cost of these is on par.

Got these to check my bite as I have a weird shifty bite. However, the plastic container to store these in keep popping open. Be careful when moving this so you don't lose your papers. Marks showed ok but these are thicker than the paper my dentist uses so I felt a lot more pain during check. Overall good if you're having trouble with your bite.