Comparative Evaluation of Flexural and Impact Strength of Denture Base Acrylic Resin using Different Processing Methods
An in-vitro Study
Abstract
Background: One of the chief limitations of Polymethylmethacrylate denture base material is its inadequate mechanical property. Different processing methods of Polymethylmethacrylate have varying influences on the mechanical properties of denture base material.
Aim: The aim of our in-vitro study was to comparatively evaluate the flexural and impact strength values between CAD-CAM, Compression-molded and Injection- molded Polymethylmethacrylate specimens.
Materials and methods: A total of 66 acrylic rectangular specimens of ISO Standardization (64 x10 x3.3mm) were fabricated. This study was conducted between three groups: Group I (n=22)-CAD-CAM Milled specimens (Ruthinium, India), Group II (n=22)- Compression-molded specimens (Dental Products of India, Chennai), Group III (n=22)- Injection-molded specimens (SR- Ivocap High Impact, Ivoclar Vivadent). Flexural strength was evaluated using four-point bend test and Impact strength by IZOD Impact tester. Kruskal Wallis unpaired test was used to compare the mean values between groups and Mann Whitney U test was used to carry out pair wise comparison.
Results: Flexural strength of CAD-CAM samples were found to be statistically highest followed by injection molded specimens. Conversely, Impact strength of injection- molded specimens were highest followed by CAD-CAM specimens. Flexural as well as impact strength values were found to be least among compression-molded specimens.
Conclusion: CAD-CAM specimens exhibited higher flexural strength whereas Injection-molded specimens had the highest impact strength.
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