Efficacy of Chemical Agents in the disinfection of Alginate Impressions

During impression taking with alginate, the material is contamined with saliva, plaque and eventually blood which might contain micro organisms and might provide a significant source for cross-contamination in the dental practice. There foreitis necessary to adopt an efficient method of disinfection...

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Autores: Osorio, Audrey Falavigna, Fatturi, Clarissa Cavalcanti, Poisl, Maria Inês Pereira, Samuel, Susana Maria Werner
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/7802
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/7802
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alginatos
Desinfetantes
Alginates
Disinfectants
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Sumario:During impression taking with alginate, the material is contamined with saliva, plaque and eventually blood which might contain micro organisms and might provide a significant source for cross-contamination in the dental practice. There foreitis necessary to adopt an efficient method of disinfection avoid this risk. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of glutaraldehyd (2%)and sodium hypochlorite(27) in the disinfection of alginate impressions through 10 min of immersion. The evaluation was maid by the turbidity of the culture medium and microscopic analysis. The results showed that, from the 48 specimen of alginate,those which were washed in water for 10 s, or included in the culture medium immediately after impression showed bacterian growth. The specimen that were immersed in disinfecting solution did not present bacterian growth in the culture medium, proofing the efficacy of the disinfectants.