Open AccessEffect of Different Denture Base Cleansers on Surface Roughness of Heat Polymerised Acrylic Materials with Different Curing Process
Author(s) -
Kübra Değirmenci,
Mustafa Hayati Atala,
Canan Sabak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
odovtos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-3411
pISSN - 1659-1046
DOI - 10.15517/ijds.2020.41900
Subject(s) - cleanser , distilled water , acrylic resin , dentures , surface roughness , chlorhexidine gluconate , materials science , curing (chemistry) , dentistry , composite material , statistical analysis , significant difference , chlorhexidine , chemistry , medicine , mathematics , chromatography , organic chemistry , statistics , coating
Avoiding biofilm formation on dentures is associated with maintaining the surface properties of acrylic-based dentures. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of two different cleaning agents (Corega and Klorhex 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate) on surface roughness of the denture regarding efficacy of curing procedures. A total of sixty disc-shaped specimens were prepared with two different methods as long and short curing processes. The specimens were divided into subgroups according to the immersion solutions (distilled water, Corega tablet group and Klorhex 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate group) (n=10). The samples were kept in a solution for 8 hours per day during a month. The average Ra1 (before exposure to the cleanser agent) and Ra2 (after exposure to the cleanser agent) of each sample was measured. A two-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey test was used for statistical analysis. The solutions significantly increased the Ra values in both acrylic groups (p 0.05). The long-term curing time is highly effective in decreasing the surface roughness of the acrylic base material.