Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online 1988-8
A Reflex Plotter Investigation into the Dimensional Stability of Alginate Impressions following Disinfection by Varying Regimes Employing 2·2 per Cent Glutaraldehyde
Alginate impressions of an acrylic study cast pair were disinfected to a variety of regimes using 2·2 per cent glutaraldehyde.
A number of linear measurements on the resultant plaster study casts were made using a Reflex Plotter to assess the effect on the dimensional stability of the casts. Significant differences were found for a number of the variables measured. Quantitatively these differences were small and of limited clinical significance; they may, however, be of greater significance where serial records are being collected for research.
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