West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 662-667.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2022.06.006

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Synthesis of a novel injectable alginate impression material and impression accuracy evaluation

Liu Xingzi1(), Wang Xinhui1, Wu Jingya1, Luo Jingjing2, Wang Yun2, Li Quanli1()   

  1. 1.College&Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University; Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China
    2.School of Stomatology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
  • Received:2022-05-03 Revised:2022-10-22 Online:2022-12-01 Published:2022-11-23
  • Contact: Li Quanli E-mail:LiuXingZi1996@163.com;ql-li@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Collaborative Innovation Fund for Universities in Anhui Province(GXXT-2021-062);Scientific Research Promotion Plan of Anhui Medical University(2020xkjT011);Discipline Construction Fund of Anhui Medical University(2021kqxkFY17);Young and Middle-aged Scientific Research Fund of Wannan Medical College(WK2020F11);Correspondence: Li Quanli, E-mail: ql-li@126.com

Abstract:

Objective This work aimed to synthesize a novel injectable alginate impression material and evaluate its accuracy. Methods Certain proportions of sodium alginate, trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate, potassium fluorotitanate, diatomaceous earth, and other ingredients were dissolved in water and mixed evenly with a planetary centrifugal mixer to obtain a certain viscosity base paste. Certain proportions of calcium sulfate hemihydrate, magnesium oxide, glycerin, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) 400 were mixed evenly with a planetary centrifugal mixer to obtain the reactor paste with the same viscosity as the base paste. The base and reactor pastes were poured into a two-cylinder cartridge at a 2∶1 volume ratio. A gun device was used to accomplish mixing by compressing materials into a mixing tip. The samples were divided into three groups: injectable alginate impression materials (IA group) as the experimental group, and Jeltrate alginate impression materials (JA group) and Silagum-putty/light addition silicone rubber impression materials (SI group) as the two control groups. Results Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the injectable alginate impression materials had a denser structure and fewer bubbles than the commercial alginate impression material. The accuracy of the three kinds of impression materials was evaluated by 3D image superposition. The deviations between the three test group models and the standard model (trueness) were 49.58 μm±1.453 μm (IA group), 54.75 μm±7.264 μm (JA group), and 30.92 μm±1.013 μm (SI group). The deviations of the models within each test group (precision) were 85.79 μm±8.191 μm (IA group), 97.65 μm±11.060 μm (JA group), and 56.51 μm±4.995 μm (SI group). Significant differences in trueness and precision were found among the three kinds of impression materials (P<0.05). Conclusion The accuracy of the new injectable alginate impression material was better than that of the traditional powder-type alginate impression material but worse than that of the addition silicone rubber impression materials. The novel injec-table alginate impression material demonstrated good operation performance and impression accuracy, showing broad application prospect.

Key words: injectability, alginate, impression materials, accuracy

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