Background: Traditionally for decades most oral maxillofacial prosthesis were fabricated using heat cured acrylic resin with or without Co-Cr metal base, however, recently polyamide materials that are processed thermally not chemically have been widely promoted for use as the perfect alternative to conventional hard acrylic dentures. The aim of this study was to assess the reaction of human mes...

PURPOSE This study aimed to measure the color change, surface roughness and flexural strength of heat-polymerized acrylic resin after its immersion in denture cleansers, simulating a 180-day use. METHODS Thirty disk-shaped (15mm x 4mm) and 30 rectangular samples (65mm x 10mm x 3.3mm) were prepared from heat-polymerized acrylic resin and immersed in Corega Tabs, Bony Plus, and distilled water....

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Clinical studies comparing the retention values of milled denture bases with those of conventionally processed denture bases are lacking. PURPOSE The purpose of this clinical study was to compare the retention values of conventional heat-polymerized denture bases with those of digitally milled maxillary denture bases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty individuals with complet...

The absence or poor chemical bonding of acrylic resin to Cobalt-Chromium metal frameworks, often introduces microleakage and bond failure at the interface. The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of sandblasted cast and ingot cobaltchromium alloy to heat-cured and self-cured acrylic resins primed with four different metal primers. Fifty Co-Cr Ingot and fifty cast specimens ...

BACKGROUND Acrylic teeth have long been used in the treatment of a complete denture. One of the primary advantages of acrylic teeth is their ability to adhesively bond to the denture base resins. Although the bonding seems satisfactory, however, bond failures at the acrylic teeth and denture base resin interface are still a common clinical problem in prosthodontics. The purpose of this study wa...

AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the flexural strength of commercially available acrylic (trevalone) and modified polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). MATERIALS AND METHODS Four groups were tested; Group 1- control group regular MMA, group 2-2% methacrylic acid, 88% MMA, group 3-16% methacrylic acid, 84% MMA group 4- 20% methacrylic acid, 80% MMA 15 resin specimens of each ...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the effect of chemical surface treatment using methyl formate-methyl acetate (MF-MA) solution on the tensile bond strength between acrylic denture teeth and auto-polymerized acrylic resin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy maxillary central incisor acrylic denture teeth for each of three different brands (Yamahachi New Ace; Major Dent; Cosmo HXL) were embedded with in...

AIMS To evaluate and compare the flexural strength and impact strength of conventional and microwave cured denture base resins before and after repeated sterilization using microwave energy to consider microwave curing as an alternative to the conventional method of sterilization. MATERIALS AND METHODS The conventional heat cure acrylic resin (DPI heat cure material) Group A and microwave-pol...