[The effect of long-term water storage on some mechanical properties of denture base material]

Fogorv Sz. 2000 Aug;93(8):239-49.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Flexural strength and Hounsfield impact resistance of a denture base material were yearly tested in a time scale of 5 years. Impact energy for fracture was continuously stable during the 5-year-long storage in water. Forces caused fracture in wet circumstances were between 60-80 N during the observation period. A significantly (p < 0.001) higher forces were measured at fractures for dry specimens in comparison to the wet polymer material in some years.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Dentures*
  • Humans
  • Time Factors
  • Water*

Substances

  • Water