title: Base plate wax, dimensional stability and sorption of active components following treatment with disinfectant solutions.
abstract: The influence of seven disinfectants on the dimensional stability of a base plate wax, Tenax, was studied. Two methods for treatment were tested - immersion for one hour and spraying respectively. After spraying no significant influence on the wax could be established and after immersion four of the seven disinfectants, including Cidex and K-644, likewise had no significant influence on the dimensional stability. The wax specimens did not show any significant weight increase (less than one per cent) after immersion for four days but in four disinfectant solutions the surface properties of the wax specimens had changed showing that active components of the disinfectants were absorbed into or adsorbed on the wax surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Technology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000327:Adsorption; D000336:Aerosols; D000388:Air; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002700:Chloramines / Q000737:chemistry; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000737:chemistry*; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry; D007101:Immersion; D008422:Materials Testing; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D014885:Waxes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002700:Chloramines; D004202:Disinfectants; D010710:Phosphates; D011108:Polymers; D014885:Waxes; C010514:tenax; D002713:Chlorine; C048457:K 644; C004369:2-phenylphenol; C030816:chloramine; D005976:Glutaral