Open AccessComparative evaluation of linear dimensional changes of four commercially available heat cure acrylic resins
Author(s) -
Srimathy S. Arora,
S K Khindaria,
Sushant Garg,
Sanjay Mittal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.86452
Subject(s) - acrylic resin , shrinkage , curing (chemistry) , materials science , composite material , polymerization , dentistry , medicine , polymer , coating
Heat cured acrylic resins undergo dimensional changes during polymerization. Dimensional changes which occur in the heat cure acrylic resins are shrinkage and expansion which affects the fit of the denture and occlusal relationship.