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*Department of Prosthodontics,
University, Ankara, Turkey
Gazi University,
of Chemistry,
ABSTRACT
(Received
properties,
Water absorption
INTRODUCTION
The autoploymerizing acrylic resins are now commonly
used in processing dentures. For both autopolymerizing
and heat-cured acrylic resins, the level of the residual
monomer in the resin- and the mechanical properties1-12 are closely related to the curing conditions. It
is a general belief that tissue sensitivity to acrylic resin
denture-base materials depends on the level of residual
monomerg13,14,and increases with an increase in the
percentage of residual monomer in the resin. McCabe
and Baskerg have reported that methyl methacrylate
monomer is an irritant and sensitizer to tissues. Therefore, the level of the residual monomer must be controlled carefully when curing these types of materialslm7.
It has also been reported that a high level of residual
monomer is detrimental to mechanical properties of
the cured resin&. However, there is insufficient reported literature on the relationship between conditions of material preparations and the material properties of the cured resin.
Several physical and chemical methods have been
used to measure the level of residual monomer in
polfimethylmethacrylate) (PMMA) resin. The most accurate method is gas-liquid chromatography5. McCabe
and Basker showed by this method that the level of
the residual monomer is inversely related to the curing
time, i.e. the longer the curing time, the lower the
Correspondence
should be addressed to: Prof. Dr Arife Dogan, 10
Sokak No. 2, MutlukGy, Ankara, Turkey.
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MATERIALS
AND METHODS
Manufacturer
mixtures
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RESULTS
Infrared (IR)-spectral
1
loo
investigation
I
boo
I
3ooo
2500
zoo0
15co
xno
500
Wavenumber (cm)
Fig. 1. FTIR spectrum of liquid (a), powder (b) and cured polymer
(cl.
Mechanical properties
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Ai
A2
A3
B,
B2
B3
Cl
c2
C3
Di
D2
D3
El
E2
E3
Curing temperature
PC)
Curing time
(mid
% Residual
monomer
30
40
50
30
40
50
30
40
50
30
30
30
30
30
30
2.44 i 0.02
1.51 + 0.01
0.96 + 0.03
3.28 f 0.02
2.45 + 0.02
0.92 + 0.01
2.03 + 0.02
1 .16 + 0.01
0.98 f 0.03
2.33 i 0.02
2.06 + 0.04
1.89 + 0.02
1.52 + 0.01
1.49 + 0.02
0.94 + 0.02
Water absorption
The results in terms of percentage decrease in the first
30 min and maximum percentage increased attained
DISCUSSION
The residual monomer level decreased for longer curing times of heat-cured samples and curing at higher
temperatures for autopolymerizing samples. Although
it is very hard to predict a tolerable level of residual
monomer for tissue sensitivity for each individual, the
level of residual monomer should be very low (e.g.
t
40
1
30
Time (min)
Fig. 2. Percentage
0, A; l , B; A, C.
I
50
mixtures
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Table /il. Tensile strength (T) (+ SD) and percentage elongation (E) (+ SD) for some samples
in Tab/e // ( the values are means of 10 specimens for each sample that is prepared under
identical conditions)
Sample
4
5,
63
Cl
C*
C3
5,
52
53
El
E2
E3
T (MPa)
%E
26.9 + 1.1
35.8 + 0.8
56.6 + 2.1
44.7 f 1.4
49.5 i 1.o
57.1 + 2.3
25.1 + 0.9
31.9 + 1.l
50.0 i 2.1
38.1 f 0.9
48.9 + 0.8
54.6 i 1.7
4.9 + 0.4
5.0 j 0.5
6.1 jz 0.4
5.0 10.4
5.0 * 0.5
7.5 j 0.6
4.9 10.4
5.5 * 0.5
6.1 i 0.6
5.0 * 0.3
5.0 * 0.4
5.4 * 0.5
Tab/e IV. Water absorption of some samples in Table I/ (the values are means of three
specimens of each group)
Sample
Ai
A2
B,
B3
C,
D3
E3
% Weight decrease in
first 30 min
Trace
0.61
0.71
0.46
Trace
0.41
0.08
% Water absorption
at 60 days
2.70 + 0.005
2.15 + 0.004
2.75 + 0.007
2.19 * 0.01
2.61 + 0.008
1.95 * 0.009
2.43 i 0.008
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CONCLUSIONS
1. FTIR spectra determinations showed that there
were no material or structural differences between the
References
1. Underwade H, Sibhaye AB. Curing acrylic resin in a
domestic pressure cooker: a study of residual monomer
content. QuintessenceZnt 1989; 20: 123-129.