Effect of Varying Curing Regimes and Powder-liquid Ratios on the Flexural Strength and Surface Porosities of Heat Cure Acrylic: An In-vitro Experiment

Saleha Nisar¹, Faisal Moeen^2, and Uzma Hasan¹

¹Student of MPhil Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah University, Islamabad, Pakistan

²Department of Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Saleha Nisar, Faisal Moeen and Uzma Hasan. Effect of Varying Curing Regimes and Powder-liquid Ratios on the Flexural Strength and Surface Porosities of Heat Cure Acrylic: An In-vitro Experiment. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2015; 3(3):64-71. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-3-3-6

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the effect of varying curing regimes and powder-liquid ratios on flexural strength and surface porosities in heat cure acrylic denture base resin. Methodology: Heat cured acrylic specimens (18 x 10 x 3mm) were made according to four powder-liquid ratio groups(2.22, 2.00, 1.80 and student-ratio) and polymerized according to four different curing cycles. Each group consisted of 16 samples with a total of 64 acrylic discs. Curing cycles 1A and 1B initiated curing of specimens at room temperature followed by a terminal boil for 60 and 30 minutes respectively. Cycles 2A and 2B initiated curing at 70°C and 100°C respectively, without any terminal boil. All discs were tested for flexural strength by the ‘short beam’ testing method after immersion in water at 37°C for 28 days. Perimeter of each surfacepore was outlined and area of each pore was measured by a SEM. Total area of surface pores was calculated and expressed in percentage form. Results: Regression analysis indicated a very weak negative correlation (-0.085) between the powder-liquid ratios and the flexural strength values (p =0.252), indicating that variations in powder-liquid ratio does not affect the flexural strength of the acrylic specimens. Placing the curing assembly directly in the water bath at 100°C for 30 minutes showed the lowest over-all flexural strength and highest porosity percent, while immersing the flask in water bath at room temperature, gradually increasing the temperature from 70°C to 100°C and maintaining it for 60 minutes displayed the lowest over-all percent porosity and highest flexural strength values. A weak positive correlation (0.286) between the groups and percent porosity values (p=0.025) indicate a poor effect of powder-liquid ratio on porosities. Conclusions: Flexural strength and percent porosity of acrylic resins are affected more by changes in curing regimes rather than variations in powder-liquid ratio. Increasing the terminal boil period by 30 minutes had a significant effect on reducing percent porosity however did not enhance flexural strength of heat cure acrylic specimens.

Keywords:
Polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) polymerization method flexural strength porosity terminal boil

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