Antimicrobial efficacy of irreversible hydrocolloid impression impregnated with silver nanoparticles compared to surface disinfected impressions - An In vivo study

• Main Authors: Vaishnavi Rajendran (Author), Karthigeyan Suma (Author), Seyed Asharaf Ali (Author), R Karthigeyan (Author), G Kalarani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Routine disinfection procedures have shown to cause incomplete disinfection and detrimental effects on dimensional properties of the impression. Hence, self-disinfecting impression materials impregnated with antimicrobial agents were developed. Purpose: The purpose is to evaluate the ant...