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The Effect Of Gamma-Ray Vulcanized Latex Gloves On The Setting Of Putty Poly(Vinyl Siloxane) Impression Materials., Chairat Wiwatwarrapan, Bow Bukkavesa, Chayagrit Siri-Upathum, Piriyathorn Suwanmala

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Inhibition of the setting of putty poly(vinyl siloxane) impression materials has been reported when using latex gloves. The mechanism is from the free sulfur and its derivatives remained in the gloves reacted with chloroplatinic acid catalyst in the impression materials. This study was to evaluate the effect of gamma-ray and sulfur vulcanized latex gloves on the setting of 5 poly(vinyl siloxane) impression materials (Express, President, Elite, Provil, and Extrude). All putty impression materials were hand mixed without gloves, and with different types of latex gloves. The degree of setting of tested impression materials were investigated after setting with using a …