著者
Chie KANAZAWA Ryosuke MURAYAMA Tetsuya FURUICHI Arisa IMAI Shunichi SUDA Hiroyasu KUROKAWA Toshiki TAKAMIZAWA Masashi MIYAZAKI
出版者
日本歯科理工学会
雑誌
Dental Materials Journal (ISSN:02874547)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.2016-175, (Released:2016-12-06)
参考文献数
28

This study used an ultrasonic measurement device to monitor the setting behavior of silicone elastomeric impression materials, and the influence of temperature on setting behavior was determined. The ultrasonic device consisted of a pulser-receiver, transducers, and an oscilloscope. The two-way transit time through the mixing material was divided by two to account for the down-and-back travel path; then it was multiplied by the sonic velocity. Analysis of variance and the Tukey honest significant difference test were used. In the early stages of the setting process, most of the ultrasonic energy was absorbed by the elastomers and the second echoes were relatively weak. As the elastomers hardened, the sonic velocities increased until they plateaued. The changes in sonic velocities varied among the elastomers tested, and were affected by temperature conditions. The ultrasonic method used in this study has considerable potential for determining the setting processes of elastomeric impression materials.