Abstract
Background and objectives: Adequate retention is a basic requirement for the acceptance of complete denture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the retention quality of fluid denture base materials and compare it with conventional acrylic denture base materialsMethod: Sixteen edentulous male patients with an age 45-60 years participated in the study. For each patient two denture bases were constructed, one of them made from fluid denture base materials and the other made from hot acrylic denture base materials. A specially designed strain gauge measuring device was used to measure the force required to dislodge the two dentures from basal seats. Six measurements of retention of newly inserted denture base were recorded for each patient (three for maxillary acrylic denture base and three for maxillary fluid denture base).Results: The results of the retention test showed that the fluid denture base materials required more force in order to dislodge denture than the heat cure denture base materials, which means a significant improvement in retention quality obtained by fluid denture base materials. Conclusions: It has appeared that the fluid acrylic denture base materials produce denture base material with excellent retentive efficiency to the underlying tissue when compared to conventional denture base materials.
Highlights
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is the most commonly used denture base resin, and its polymerization process may take place by different mechanisms[1]
The aim of this study is to the evaluation of the retention, denture adaptation and dimensional changes of maxillary denture base made from fluid denture base materials and compare it with maxillary denture base made from conventional heat-cure acrylic denture base materials
Retention test The retention forces for 32 maxillary denture bases s were studied on 16 patients
Summary
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is the most commonly used denture base resin, and its polymerization process may take place by different mechanisms[1]. When mixed in the proper proportions, these components yield a low viscosity resin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the retention quality of fluid denture base materials and compare it with conventional acrylic denture base materials Method: Sixteen edentulous male patients with an age 45-60 years participated in the study. Results: The results of the retention test showed that the fluid denture base materials required more force in order to dislodge denture than the heat cure denture base materials, which means a significant improvement in retention quality obtained by fluid denture base materials. Conclusions: It has appeared that the fluid acrylic denture base materials produce denture base material with excellent retentive efficiency to the underlying tissue when compared to conventional denture base materials.
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