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Published on: December 11, 2014
Effect of sterilization on stiffness and dimensional stability of rubber-dam clamps
D L Giebink1, G P Mathieu, S O Hondrum
1U.S. Army Dental Clinic Command, Fort George C. Meade, MD 20755-5700, USA.
Abstract:
Simulated clinical conditions were used to test the effect of sterilization on rubber-dam clamp stiffness and dimension. Sixty Hygienic and Ivory W7 clamps were either steam or dry heat sterilized and compared to controls. Stiffness and dimensional change between Ivory clamp groups was significant (p<.0001); the sterilized clamps showed less change than the controls. Hygienic groups showed a significant different between the control and dry heat groups (p<.05); the sterilized clamps showed less change than the controls. The change in stiffness and interjaw width for all Ivory clamps compared to all Hygienic clamps was significant (p<.0001). The Hygienic clamps changes less than the Ivory clamps. The results indicate that steam and dry heat sterilization do not affect retention of rubber-dam clamps.
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