Indonesia is a tropical country with temperature variation. A lot of dental clinics do not use air conditioner. The room temperature influences water temperature for mixing alginate impression material. The aim of this study was to investigate the functional relationship of room temperature and initial setting time of alginate impression materials. The New Kromopan alginate (normal and fast set…
Manufactures supply alginate impression materials as a powder that is packaged in bulk is packaged in balk and in individual containing Some Indonesia dental suppllers aften repackage the bulk alginate into individual plastic packages which are not tied rightly and stored in the display room without air conditioner. It is known that critical factors to the shelf life of alginate includer avoid…