title: Wetting characteristics of addition silicon materials subjected to immersion disinfection--an in-vitro study.
abstract: An in-vitro study was conducted to assess wetting characteristic of four brands of addition silicon materials subjected to immersion disinfection using four different disinfectants. Among the non-disinfected specimens, the lowest contact angle was recorded for Aquasil ultra (21.63), followed by Imprint II (29.06), Aquasil LV (44.10) and Take 1 (44.55). While 5.25% phenol increased the contact angle of all the silicon materials; 0.05% iodophor increased the angle of Take 1 and Imprint II and 0.5% sodium hypochlorite increased the angle of Imprint II and decreased for Aquasil ultra. However, 2% glutaraldehyde did not significantly change the contact angle of any of the four impression materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth's-Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India. shweta.shetty78@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005976:Glutaral; D007101:Immersion; D007466:Iodophors; D008422:Materials Testing; D019800:Phenol; D012825:Silicon; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D007466:Iodophors; D019800:Phenol; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D005976:Glutaral; D012825:Silicon