Open AccessEffect of Simulated Microwave Disinfection on the Mechanical Properties of Three Different Types of Denture Base Resins
Author(s) -
Jagadish Konchada,
Suma Karthigeyan,
Syed Asharaf Ali,
Venkateshwaran Rajendran,
Ramesh Amirisetty,
Anurag Dani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/7376.3850
Subject(s) - dentures , acrylic resin , materials science , microwave , microwave oven , microwave irradiation , composite material , flexural strength , dentistry , base (topology) , medicine , mathematics , engineering , mathematical analysis , coating , telecommunications
Disinfection of prostheses with chemical solutions has deleterious effects on dentures. The appropriate power setting of microwave for disinfection, without affecting denture base properties, is a controversy.