Abstract
Introduction: The disinfection of dental impressions is necessary in terms of preventing the transmission of infection from patients' blood or saliva before processing at a dental office or laboratory. The adverse effects of the disinfection process can result in dimensional changes of the dental impressions, a change in surface quality and loss of the ability to reproduce the details of hard and soft tissues in the oral cavity.
All these potential negative effects can ultimately influence the final prosthetic work. Aim: This study aimed to assess "in vitro" the impact of several commercially available disinfectants on detail reproduction and the dimensional changes of dental impressions made from various types of dental impression materials and their compatibility with dental gypsums.