%0 Journal Article %T Evaluaci車n de la dureza shore a en dos t谷cnicas de impresi車n con siliconas por condensaci車n bajo la influencia del uso de desinfecci車n qu赤mica por impresi車n con soluci車n de clorhexidina al 2%. %A Coelho Goiato %A Marcelo %A do Prado Ribeiro %A Paula %A Gennari Filho %A Humberto %A Rodrigues %A Jos谷 Eduardo %A Micheline dos Santos %A Daniela %A falc車n-Antenucci %A Rosse Mary %J Acta Odontol車gica Venezolana %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X elastomerics materials currently represent a major choice in the dental market as an impression material. the aim of this study was to asses shore a hardness of two condensation silicones (zetaplus - zhermack and clonage - dfl) using two impression techniques (putty and putty/wash) under influence of chemical disinfection with clorhexidine spray to 2% (for five minutes). fifty-six specimens were made in metallic matrices, subdivided in 4 groups for each impression technique; half of each technique was submitted to chemical disinfection. hardness test was performed with a durometer (gsd 709) according astm specifications (d-2240), the results were submitted to analyses of variance (anova) and tukeyˋs test (p<0.05). it was concluded that for all experimental condition, difference statistically significant was found. %K condensation silicones %K shore a hardness %K chemical disinfection. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0001-63652008000100006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en