
Comparison of flexural strength in three types of denture base resins: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Ramchandran Jaikumar,
Suma Karthigeyan,
Syed Asharf Ali,
N Madhulika Naidu,
Rupesh Kumar,
K Vijayalakshmi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163505
Subject(s) - flexural strength , materials science , three point flexural test , acrylic resin , composite material , polymethyl methacrylate , universal testing machine , ultimate tensile strength , polymer , coating
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the flexural strength of a commercially available, heat polymerized acrylic denture base material could be improved using reinforcements.