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. 2013 Sep;7(Suppl 1):S054-S059.
doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.119074.

Effect of mixing techniques on bacterial attachment and disinfection time of polyether impression material

Umut Guler  1 , Yasemin Budak  1 , Emrah Ruh  2 , Yesim Ocal  2 , Senay Canay  1 , Yakut Akyon  1
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Effect of mixing techniques on bacterial attachment and disinfection time of polyether impression material

Umut Guler et al. Eur J Dent. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was 2-fold. The first aim was to evaluate the effects of mixing technique (hand-mixing or auto-mixing) on bacterial attachment to polyether impression materials. The second aim was to determine whether bacterial attachment to these materials was affected by length of exposure to disinfection solutions.

Materials and methods: Polyether impression material samples (n = 144) were prepared by hand-mixing or auto-mixing. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were used in testing. After incubation, the bacterial colonies were counted and then disinfectant solution was applied. The effect of disinfection solution was evaluated just after the polymerization of impression material and 30 min after polymerization. Differences in adherence of bacteria to the samples prepared by hand-mixing and to those prepared by auto-mixing were assessed by Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-tests. For evaluating the efficiency of the disinfectant, Kruskal-Wallis multiple comparisons test was used.

Results: E. coli counts were higher in hand-mixed materials (P < 0.05); no other statistically significant differences were found between hand- and auto-mixed materials. According to the Kruskal-Wallis test, significant differences were found between the disinfection procedures (Z > 2.394).

Conclusion: The methods used for mixing polyether impression material did not affect bacterial attachment to impression surfaces. In contrast, the disinfection procedure greatly affects decontamination of the impression surface.

Keywords: Bacterial contamination; hand-mixing; polyether auto-mixing.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Figure 1
Microscopic images of the sample surfaces: (a) Auto-mixed and (b) hand-mixed (original magnification, ×40)
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