Influence of elastic recovery time on the Dimensional Stability of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDS)

The aim of this study was to determine the influence from the recovering time on the dimensional stability of polydimethylsiloxane (Speedex, Coltène/Whaledent Company, Altstätten, Switzerland) prior to type IV dental stone pouring. The double impression technique was utilized with uniform spacing of 1 mm for the wash paste, at 30 minutes, 24 hours and 72 hours after making the impression using an individual perforated metal tray. After the preparation of the impressions, six stone models were made by the standard procedure for all the impressions. The dimensional alterations (mm) of the mode...