AN IN VITRO STUDY TO ASCERTAIN THE TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF DENTURE BASE RESIN REINFORCED WITH TWO DIFFERENT FIBERS AND THEIR COMBINATION
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the transverse strength of denture base resin reinforced with two distinct fibers and their combination with the denture base resin without any reinforcement. MaterialsandMethod: Atotal40testsamplesofclearheatcureresinwerefabricatedwiththehelpofa customized metallic die and divided in to four groups- Group1: samples fabricated with clear acrylic resin without any reinforcement(Control group),Group2: samples reinforced with carbon fiber epoxy resin composite block, Group3: samples reinforced with glass fiber epoxy resin composite block, Group 4: samples reinforced with combination of carbon and glass fiber epoxy resin composite block. After finishing and polishing all the samples were having final dimension of 3 cm × 1 cm × 0.3cm with a ±0.02 error measured with digital vernier caliper. Samples were immersed in water for 7 days in an incubator. A 3-point bend test was done in a universal testing machine, and load to fracture was recorded (MPa). Statistical analysis was performed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by tukey HSD post-hoc test to compare mean transverse Strength in four groups.
Results: Group 2 and group 4 showed highest strength with significant difference with all other groups and non-significant with each other. Group1(control group) showed lowest transverse strength among all the groups.
Conclusion: carbon fiber and glass fiber alone provided either good transverse strength or good esthetics respectively while unique combination of carbon and glass fiber epoxy resin composite significantly increased the transverse strength of acrylic resin along with good esthetics.
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