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This study determined and compared the influences of various processing techniques including air circulating oven (ACO), dry heat oven (DHO) and water bath (WB) on the impact strength (IS) and microhardness (HV) of the conventional heat cure acrylic resin (CHCAR) and rubber reinforced heat cure acrylic resin (RRHCAR). Samples were fabricated using CHCAR (control Group A; n=114) and RRHCAR (experimental Group B; n=114). Group A and B were further divided into subgroups according to processing techniques: ACO, DHO and WB (n=38 each) for both testing variables microhardness and impact strength (n=19 each). Charpy testing machine and Vickers microhardness tester were utilized. Analysis of variance was applied to determine the presence of significant differences among processing techniques while P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered as significant. Water bath (P-value [0.001) and DHO technique (p-value [0.001) showed significant differences between both groups impact strength and microhardness. Microhardness of group A and B showed a significant difference (p-value 0.002) when processed by ACO. Impact strength and micro hardness were improved in RRHCAR compared to CHCAR processed by ACO and DHO in comparison to WB technique. Rubber reinforced heat cure acrylic resin revealed improvement in the impact strength and microhardness. The air circulating oven exhibited highest microhardness in both testing materials. Dry heat oven showed improved values of impact strength in conventional heat cure acrylic resin.

Influence of Processing Techniques on Microhardness and Impact Strength of Conventional and Reinforced Heat Cured Acrylic Resin: A Comparative Study