Disinfection effect of alginate impressions with three- step flushing approach / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the disinfection effect of alginate impressions using three- step flushing approach with alkaline electrolyzed- oxidizing water (AEOW), neutral water, acidic electrolyzed-reductive water (AERW) in sequence, and therefore explore a convenient, safe and efficient approach for disinfection of impressions. Methods 60 pairs of alginate impressions of left maxillary dentition and right maxillary dentition were taken from 60 patients set the left ones and the right ones into the experimental group and the control group randomly. For the experimental group, the impressions were flushed with AEOW, neutral water and AERW in sequence, for the control group, the impressions were flushed with water. Then the disinfection effect of the two groups at different flushing time was compared. Results The number of bacterial on the alginate impressions was reduced in both groups at 3, 6 and 9 minutes. The number of bacterial of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group at the same time point, the differences were statistically significant,Z values were -6.160, -6.159, -5.920 respectively, P<0.01. The disinfection effect of the three- step flushing approach was 80.29%, 92.91%, 97.98% at 3, 6 and 9 minutes respectively. The killing rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group at the same time,the differences were statistically significant, χ2 values were 13.51, 12.11, 8.31 respectively, P<0.01. Conclusions The disinfection effect of the three - step flushing approach for 6 minutes can reach a satisfactory level. Hence, the three- step flushing approach is a convenient, safe, and efficient approach for disinfection of impressions.