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Micro-hardness of Acrylic Resin utilized for Provisional Crowns: Effect of different polymerization techniques and pH-Cycling

2013; UNIVERSIDADE EST.PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14295/bds.2013.v16i2.896

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César Augusto Zanlorenzi Nicodemo, Carlos Eduardo Edwards Rezende, Rafael Tobias Moretti Neto, José Henrique Rubo,

Dental Trauma and Treatments

Objective: This study aimed at evaluating the micro-hardness of an acrylic resin used for provisional crowns. Materials and methods: Five different processing techniques (direct and indirect) were assessed: (I) auto polymerizing resin in sandy stage; (II) auto polymerizing resin in plastic stage; (III) bead-brush technique; (IV) auto polymerizing resin under pressure; (V) heat-cured acrylic resin under pressure. Five specimens were made for each test group. For the initial micro-hardness test, the specimens were immersed in deionized water for 48 hours. For the analysis of the final micro-hardness, the specimens were subjected to pH-cycling to simulate the changes in the pH level which occur in the oral cavity. Results: Tests revealed that the micro-hardness was decreased after the pH-cycling. However, no statistical difference was found among the different types of acrylic resin polymerization techniques. Conclusion: It was concluded that the micro-hardness is not directly related to the polymerization technique for making provisional crowns.