Abstract
Statement of problem
Redesigned mixing tips, promising less impression material waste, have been marketed.
However, whether their use adversely affects the dimensional stability and detail
reproduction of the impression material is unclear.
Purpose
The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the dimensional stability, detail
reproduction, and material waste of different polyvinyl siloxane impression materials
(regular and light-body) mixed with 2 different mixing tips (MIXPAC T-Mixer mixing
tip and MIXPAC helical mixing tip).
Material and methods
Six different polyvinyl siloxane impression materials were used in 2 different consistencies:
Virtual Monophase and Virtual Light Body (Ivoclar Vivadent AG), Express XT Regular
and Express XT Light Body (3M ESPE), and Panasil initial contact Regular and Panasil
initial contact Light (Kettenbach). The polyvinyl siloxane impression materials were
mixed with 2 different mixing tips: conventional helical and T-Mixer (n=10). The specimens
were prepared in a metal matrix as per specification #19 of the American National
Standards Institute/American Dental Association (ANSI/ADA) and International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) 4823:2015. The materials were mixed with both mixing tips
as per the manufacturer’s instructions, inserted into a perforated custom tray on
the matrix, and allowed to polymerize completely. The dimensional stability was calculated
based on the measurement of the reproduction of lines engraved in the metal matrix.
Detail reproduction was evaluated through analysis of continuity and reproducibility
of those lines, immediately, 7 days, and 14 days after polymerization. Material waste
was assessed by the difference between the initial (before mixing) and final weight
(after complete polymerization) of both mixing tips. The data on dimensional stability
and detail reproduction among the materials were submitted to the Kruskal-Wallis test,
followed by the Student-Newman-Keuls test (α=.05). Comparison between the mixing tips
was carried out with the Mann-Whitney test (α=.05), while the comparison among the
periods of analysis (immediate, 7 days, and 14 days) was carried out with the Friedman
test (α=.05). The data on material waste between the mixing tips were submitted to
1-way ANOVA, followed by the Tukey honestly significant difference tests (α=.05).
Results
The T-Mixer mixing tip resulted in reduced material waste. For dimensional stability,
Virtual Light mixed with T-Mixer resulted in lower dimensional change (0.53 ±0.58%)
compared with the helical mixing tip (1.09 ±0.43%). Among the materials, Panasil Light
presented higher values of dimensional change at immediate and 7-day analysis when
mixed with T-Mixer tip with a statistical difference compared with Express Light,
Virtual Light, and Panasil Regular (P<.05). In general, both mixing tips provided similar results in all periods of analysis
(P>.05) for qualitative analysis of detail reproduction.
Conclusions
The T-Mixer tip resulted in less material waste compared with the helical mixing tip.
In general, light-body materials showed higher dimensional stability when the T-Mixer
tip was used compared with the conventional tip. In general, reduced detail reproduction
was observed after periods longer than 7 days after impression making.
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Published online: January 14, 2021
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