This case report describes the fabrication of a prosthesis for the rehabilitation of an elderly male patient with a large facial defect after mandibulectomy. After surgical resection, the patient’s defect involved the lower lip and cheek and connected to the oral cavity. The surgeons desired a prosthetic solution to improve speech, mastication, deglutition, and esthetics. An acrylic base (Palap...

Denture base dimensional changes were found with commercial thermocured acrylic resins. Fifteen stone cast-wax base sets were packed for routine flasking. Clássico, Vipcril, and Meliodent Multicryl acrylic resins were prepared according to manufacturer instructions. After final acrylic resin pressing, the flasks were placed in strain clamps and submitted to polymerization cycles in heat-water f...

BACKGROUND Detachment of denture acrylic resin artificial teeth from denture base resin is one of the most common problems presented by denture wearers. PURPOSE This study investigated the shear bond strength (SBS) and fracture type of bonding interface of two commercial acrylic teeth (Vipi Dent Plus e Biolux) to two denture base resins (Vipi Cril e Lucitone 550) after immersion in potentiall...

AIMS Present study aimed at evaluating the colour stability and flexural strength of flexible denture base materials (Valplast) and Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) denture base material (Meliodent) processed by two different methods (Injection moulding and compression moulding) after immersing them in three different denture cleansers with acidic, basic and neutral PH. METHODS AND MATERIALS To...

This study evaluated the color stability, surface roughness and flexural strength of a microwave-polymerized acrylic resin after immersion in sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), simulating 20 min of disinfection daily during 180 days. Forty disk-shaped (15 x 4 mm) and 40 rectangular (65 x 10 x 3 mm) specimens were prepared with a microwave-polymerized acrylic resin (Onda-Cryl). Specimens were immersed...

This study evaluated color stability, surface roughness and flexural strength of acrylic resin after immersion in alkaline peroxide and alkaline hypochlorite solutions, simulating a five-year-period of use. Sixty disc-shaped (16 x 4 mm) and 60 rectangular specimens (65 x 10 x 3.3 mm) were prepared from heat-polymerized acrylic resin (Lucitone 550) and assigned to 3 groups (n = 20) of immersion ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of paracetic acid (PAA) and ozone disinfection on the tensile bond strength (TBS) of silicone-based resilient liners to acrylic resins. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty dumbbell shaped heat-polymerized acrylic resins were prepared. From the mid segment of the specimens, 3 mm of acrylic were grinded off and separated parts we...

PURPOSE To investigate IOL deterioration by conducting severe accelerated deterioration testing of acrylic IOLs. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Tokai University School of Medicine Methods: Severe accelerated deterioration tests performed on 7 types of acrylic IOLs simulated 20 years of deterioration. IOLs were placed in a screw tube bottle containing ultra-pure water and kept in an oven...

Purpose: Acrylic dentures frequently fracture during service due totheir poor strength characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of adding 5%, 10% and 15% aluminum oxide powder on the flexural strength, surface hardness of a conventional heat-polymerized acrylic resin. Materials and methods: One of the commonly used conventional heat cure denture base resin (DPI) and hi...