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Effect of Thermocycling, Teeth, and Polymerization Methods on Bond Strength Teeth-Denture Base
Sandra Lúcia Andrade de Freitas1, William Cunha Brandt2, Milton Edson Miranda1
1Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To evaluate the shear bond strength between different artificial teeth and denture base polymerized by two polymerization methods submitted to thermocycling.
Materials And Methods:
Two acrylic resins were selected according to the polymerization method (water-bath and microwave), and four different artificial teeth (Biotone, Dentsply; Trilux, Vipi Dent; Premium 8, Heraeus Kulzer; Soluut PX, Yamahachi) were also tested. The polymerization of the acrylic resin was performed by using conventional cycle (8 h at 74°C) in water-bath and using two cycles (20 min at 270 W + 5 min at 360 W) by the microwave method. The shear bond strength was evaluated after 24 h of water storage at 37°C (immediately) and after the thermocycling test (5,000 cycles, 5-55°C). The shear bond strength (n=10) was performed using a universal testing machine (Instron 4411) at a crosshead speed of 1.0 mm/min. Modes of failures were classified as cohesive and adhesive. The data (MPa) were statistically analyzed by three-way ANOVA, and the mean values were compared by the Tukey test (α = 0.05).
Results:
In general, the polymerization by microwave showed the highest shear bond strength values, and Trilux artificial teeth had the lowest bond strength values (p < 0.05). Thermocycling did not affect the shear bond strength (p < 0.05). There was a predominance of cohesive failures for all groups.
Conclusions:
The chemical composition of the artificial teeth affects the bond strength, and the microwave method is preferable to perform the acrylic resin polymerization.
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