EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DISINFECTANT AGENTS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF SILICONE- BASED IMPRESSION MATERIALS

Aim: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different disinfectant agents on surface roughness of silicone-based impression materials. materials and methods: totally 80 specimens were used including of two different silicone-based impression materials in this study. specimens were divided into four groups according to disinfection and stored in disinfectant agents for a day. after a day, the surface roughness was performed with profilometer. the statistically analysis of obtained data were performed with use two-way analysis of variance test (anova). results: the result of two-way analysis of variance test showed that there were no statically significant differences surface roughness of silicone-based impression materials (p>0,05). conclusion: the obtained data presented that the disinfection was not changing the surface roughness and not effect details of silicone-based impression materials.