Open AccessUse of Clinical UV Chamber to Disinfect Dental Impressions: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Himanshu Aeran,
Sakshi Sharma,
Varun Kumar,
Neelu Gupta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14025.6353
Subject(s) - impression , silicone , dentistry , dental laboratory , medicine , materials science , composite material , computer science , world wide web
Dental impressions are potential source of infection in a prosthodontic practice. Risk of transmission of infection through saliva, blood etc is considered as hazard for both dentist as well as dental auxiliary staff. A number of methods are currently employed for disinfecting the impressions which are technique sensitive and time consuming. This study focuses on disinfecting impression using dental UV chamber which is commonly employed for storing sterilized instruments.