Effects of investment materials on cast shrinkage of base metal alloys / 华西口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the influence of different investment materials, methods and crown height on the cast shrinkage of full crowns made of dental base metal alloy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>All of the 288 wax patterns were made and divided into three groups according to their crown height. In every group, wax patterns were invested in metal rings and paper rings with three types investment material and cast with base metal alloys. Then the inside diameters of castings were measured and analyzed by statistical package SPSS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Differences between groups invested with the three types of material were significant(P < 0.01). There were significant difference between the groups investing with metal rings and paper rings(P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The component of investment material and invested ring can affect the cast shrinkage of dental base metal alloy apparently.</p>