Analysis of Bacterial Colonization on Gypsum Casts

Hepatitis B and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome are serious diseases due to their poor prognosis, especially Hepatitis B as it is transmissible through saliva. ADA council on scientific affairs & ADA council on dental practice have stated that materials, impressions, casts and intraoral prosthesis should be cleaned and disinfected before being handled, adjusted or sent to a dental laboratory. Amongst all these, dental cast is transferred numerous times between the dental lab and dental office.

Dr. Sweta Kale Pisulkar has completed her MDS in Prosthodontics from SPDC, DMIMS(DU), Wardha, MS and presently working as an Asst. Professor in the department of prosthodontics in SPDC, DMIMS(DU), Wardha, MS. She is also persuing Ph.D. in the speciality of Prosthodontics.