Evaluación de la deformación de dos siliconas para prótesis faciales, influencia de la pigmentación y desinfección química / Assessment of initial and the permanent deformation of two silicones (Silved Selant and Brascoved) for facial prostheses under the pigmentation and chemical disinfection influence

La propuesta de este estudio fue analizar el efecto de la pigmentación y de la desinfección química sobre la deformación inicial y permanente de dos siliconas (Silved Selant y Brascoved) utilizadas en la confección de prótesis faciales. Las muestras para los analisis de deformación inicial y permanente (20 mm × 12,5 mm) fueron confeccionadas de acuerdo con las instrucciones del fabricante. Para cada silicona (n= 40), diez muestras fueron pigmentadas con polvo de maquillaje, diez con óxido de hierro, diez con polvo de cerámica y diez sin pigmentación. Cinco muestras de cada grupo fueron sometidas a desinfección química, con clorhexidina al 2 por ciento por aspersión. Todas las muestras fueron inmersas en suero fisiológico y almacenado en estufa a 35 º ± 1 ºC. Después de 90 días, las muestras fueron sometidas a los exámenes de deformación inicial y permanente. Para ambas propiedades, los datos fueron analizados por el test de Tukey (a= 0,05). Los resultados mostraron que todos los materiales presentaron deformación inicial y permanente independiente de la desinfección química y pigmentación. Los grupos pigmentados con óxido de hierro fueron los que presentaron menor deformación, inicial y permanente, cuando fueron sometidos a desinfección química, independientemente de la silicona usada(AU)

The purpose of present study was to analyze the effect of pigmentation and chemical disinfection on the initial and the permanent deformation of two silicones (Silved Selant and Brascoved) for facial prosthesis. Initial and permanent deformation tests samples (20 mm × 12.5 mm) were made following the manufacturer's instructions. For each silicone (n= 40), ten samples were used for pigmentation with make up power, ten with iron oxide, ten with ceramics power and tem were tested without pigmentation. Five samples of each group were submitted to chemical disinfection using a 2 percent Chlorhexidine spray. All samples were immersed in physiological saline and stored in an oven at 35 º ± 1 ºC. After 90 days, the samples were submitted to initial and permanent deformation tests using a dial indicator. For both properties, data were analyzed by Tukey's test (a= 0.05). The results showed that all the materials had initial and permanent deformation regardless of pigmentation and chemical disinfection. The groups were used for pigmentation with iron oxide showed less initial and permanent deformation when were submitted to the chemical disinfection regardless the silicone used(AU)

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