ABSTRACT
An autopolymerizing fracture-toughened acrylic lute was developed utilizing a toughened prepolymer and a gel-polymerization method. Samples for mechanical and chemical characterization were molded from this material and from untoughened controls. Mechanical testing showed that the mode I fracture toughness (K(IC)) of the toughened lute was increased by 163% over that of the untoughened acrylic controls while the compressive strength and modulus were decreased by 36% and 34%, respectively. The flexural properties of the experimental material were not adversely affected. Analysis of molecular weight and residual monomer data for the experimental and control materials demonstrated that the increase in toughness was due to the presence of the toughened prepolymer. The use of the gel polymerization process gave excellent homogeneity with very low porosity for the experimental polymer, but it resulted in a significant increase in the residual monomer concentration due to the absence of a dispersed phase of prepolymer remnants. This raises questions concerning tissue response to the experimental system.
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Arthroplasty, Replacement , Bone Cements , Polymethyl Methacrylate , Fracture Healing , Humans , Joints/surgeryABSTRACT
All resins used to make custom impression trays exhibit plastic deformation at some force value; therefore it is important to compare the physical property values of such materials with the stresses to which impression trays are subjected during dental procedures. A simple mathematical model of a custom tray was developed to predict stress distributions in this final part of a three-part investigation. Experimental stress analysis of such a tray confirmed the accuracy of the model, which was then used to predict the maximum stress experienced by the tray during removal of a completed impression from the oral cavity. The results of this analysis indicated that these stresses would be significantly lower than the yield stress for a commonly used polymethyl methacrylate resin or a light-polymerized resin. The stresses were also sufficiently low for us to conclude that thermoplastic resins would not permanently deform; however, the stresses encountered in the experimental confirmation procedure were close to the yield stress values for these materials.
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Dental Impression Technique/instrumentation , Dental Stress Analysis , Dental Impression Materials , Humans , Least-Squares Analysis , Materials Testing , Tensile StrengthABSTRACT
When choosing a material for making custom impression trays, it is important to understand the forces to which the tray will be subjected during removal of the completed impression from the oral cavity. Such forces have not been recorded in the dental literature. The purpose of Part II of this three-part series was to record these forces in vitro, using two different tray-removal methods. A polymethyl methacrylate custom tray was used during this study. Results from this investigation indicated that it is easier to remove a completed impression, made with a custom tray, by a single point of anterior force application (224 N) than by force application evenly around the tray (514 N). The recorded force values from this investigation will be used in Part III of this series.
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Dental Impression Technique/instrumentation , Dental Stress Analysis , Acrylic Resins , Dental Impression Materials , Humans , Materials Testing , Polyvinyls , Siloxanes , Stress, MechanicalABSTRACT
Dimensional stability of custom impression trays is an important factor in determining the degree of accuracy achieved in forming a master cast. Such trays must remain stable over time and must not exhibit permanent deformation when a completed impression is removed from the oral cavity. Measurement of the mechanical properties allows comparison between various tray materials and is useful in interpreting data on stresses incurred during removal of the completed impression. In Part I of this three-part series, the various mechanical properties of five tray resins: one autopolymerizing polymethyl methacrylate, one light-polymerizing, and three brands of thermoplastic resins were recorded and compared. The thermoplastic resins studied in this investigation exhibited lower measured values for the strength and elastic modulus properties than the light-polymerizing resin and the autopolymerizing polymethyl methacrylate resin studied.
