Effects of Laboratory Disinfecting Agents on Dimensional Stability of Three Commercially Available Heat-Cured Denture Acrylic Resins in India: An In-Vitro Study
Published: March 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7403
Jayaprakash Mugur Basavanna,Ravikanth Haridas Jujare, Rana Kalappattil Varghese,
Vishwa Deepak Singh, Amit Gaurav
1. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Zawia University, Al Zawia, Libya.
3. Dean and Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry, New Horizon Dental College, Bilaspur, India.
4. Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Vananchal Dental College Garhwa, Jharkhand, India.
5. Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jayaprakash Mugur Basavanna,
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saraswati Dental College, Faizabad Road, Tiwari Ganj,
Lucknow-227105, Uttar Pradesh, India.
E-mail: drjayaprakashmb@gmail.com
Introduction: Dental professionals are exposed to a wide variety of microorganisms which calls for use of effective infection control procedures in the dental office and laboratories that can prevent cross-contamination that could extend to dentists, dental office staff, dental technicians as well as patients. This concern has led to a renewed interest in denture sterilization and disinfection. Heat polymerized dentures exhibit dimensional change during disinfection procedure.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different types of widely used laboratory disinfecting agents on the dimensional stability of heat-cured denture acrylic resins and to compare the dimensional stability of three commercially available heat-cured denture acrylic resins in India.
Materials and Methods: Twelve specimens of uniform dimension each of three different brands namely Stellon, Trevalon and Acralyn-H were prepared using circular metal disc. Chemical disinfectants namely 2% alkaline glutaraldehyde, 1% povidone-iodine, 0.5% sodium hypochlorite and water as control group were used. Diameter of each specimen was measured before immersion and after immersion with time interval of 1 hour and 12 hours. The data was evaluated statistically using one way analysis of variance.
Results: All the specimens in three disinfectants and in water exhibited very small amount of linear expansion. Among three disinfectants, specimens in 2% alkaline glutaraldehyde exhibited least(0.005mm) and water showed highest (0.009mm) amount of dimensional change. Among resins, Trevalon showed least (0.067mm) and Acralyn-H exhibited highest (0.110mm) amount of dimensional change.
Conclusion: Although, all the specimens of three different brands of heat-cured denture acrylic resins exhibited increase in linear dimensional change in all the disinfectants and water, they were found to be statistically insignificant.
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