Quaternary ammonium methacryloxy silicate (QAMS), an organically modified silicate (ORMOSIL) functionalized with polymerizable methacrylate groups and an antimicrobial agent with a long lipophilic alkyl chain quaternary ammonium group, was synthesized through a silane-based sol-gel route. By dissolving QAMS in methyl methacrylate monomer, this ORMOSIL molecule was incorporated into an auto-poly...

BACKGROUND Chairside softliners are used more frequently than is reported and studies regarding the bond strength of chairside softliners to heat-polymerized denture base resin are few and limited. Hence, this study was conducted to comparatively evaluate the shear bond strength of two chairside soft relining materials viz., autopolymerizing plasticized acrylic resin liner and a silicone-based ...

BACKGROUND Although bonding to denture teeth after surface treatment with chemical agents is desirable, there is little information on the use of Visible Light Cure composite resin (VLC) as bonding denture materials. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of various surface treatments on shear bond strength between Visible Light Cure composite resin and the acrylic denture teeth interface. METH...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the two-body wear resistance of different artificial denture teeth when opposed to steatite ceramic balls in a dual-axis chewing simulator. METHODS Artificial denture teeth including the ceramic tooth Bonartic CT, the composite resin tooth Condyloform II NFC, the acrylic resin teeth Bonartic TCR, Orthognath, Polystar Selection, SR Orthotyp DCL, and Vitapan Cuspiform, an...

Statement of problem. Acrylic resin is most commonly used for denture bases. However, acrylic resin has week points of volumetric shrinkage during polymerization that reduces denture fit. The expandability of POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane) containing polymer could be expected to reduce the polymerization shrinkage of denture bases and would increase the adaptability of the denture ...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of 3 silicone primers and 3 surface characterization of acrylic resin surface on bond strength between silicone elastomer and acrylic resin. MATERIALS AND METHODS 96 Cosmesil silicones bonded to heat-curing acrylic resin were fabricated with the dimension of 75 × 10 × 3 mm. The 3 primers used in this study were G611 platinum primer, A-33...

Precise transfer of three-dimensional position of dental implants from oral cavity to the cast needs special considerations in impression making. It has been suggested to splint the copings by bars or acrylic resin material before making impression. Some problems regarding to polymerization shrinkage of acrylic resin have been reported. In this study, we describe a metalacrylic bar tha...

The aim of this study is to clarify the effect of different concentrations of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (Nps) on the properties of two types of heat polymerized acrylic resin. The tested parameters were flexural strength, impact strength, and microhardness. The two types of acrylic resin used in this study were conventional unmodified (Implacryl, Vertex) and high impact heat polymerized ac...

Ar/O2/N2 cold plasma was employed to treat the surface of heat-curing acrylic resin, and the wettability changes were evaluated. After plasma treatment, the contact angle reduced significantly. XPS results indicated that the C/O ratio reduced and a new hydrophilic group C–OH was generated on the surface of acrylic resin.

Background: (PMMA) has been used in dental prosthetic devices for almost 70 years; three features have contributed for its success: excellent appearance, simple processing technique and easy repair. However, the resistance to impact and fracture of PMMA during function is low. Various methods for enhancing strength of the acrylic resin denture bases have been reported. This study was designed t...