Resumo

SHIGEOKA, Anderson Akio et al. Hidrogen peroxide plasma sterilization of surgical acrylic stents: a linear dimensional study. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.3, pp. 95-102. ISSN 1808-5210.

Resin surgical stent is an important device to transfer pre surgical planning to the operative moment of a dental implant or an orthognatic surgery. To guarantee asepsis and anti sepsis, it is undeniable that, this critical material has to be sterile once it will be directly in contact with surgical wound. Since the nineties, hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization equipments have gaining hospital centers for sterilization of materials that are sensible to heat but literature is rare about testing the performance of those devices after that sterilization process. The aim of this preliminary in vitro study is to verify if acrylic specimens shaped as dental stents undergo linear dimensions changes after peroxide hydrogen plasma sterilization process. 45 acrylic specimens were made in three different thicknesses: 1.5mm, 3.0mm and 5.0 mm. Specimens underwent sterilization employing peroxide hydrogen plasma for equal time and temperature. Digital images were kept from the specimens before and after the sterilization process and were analyzed by digital software comparing three linear dimensions in each specimen. The results showed that only 1.5mm specimens did not underwent significant linear extent changes. Tridimensional studies are necessary to conclude that those interferences are clinically important.

Palavras-chave : hydrogen peroxide; Sterilization; Methylmethacrylate.