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Universal Journal of Materials Science Vol. 6(4), pp. 115 - 118
DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060401
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Effect of Two Cleansing Agents on Water Sorption and Solubility of Two Thermoplastic Denture Base Materials
Mahmoud Nabil Helaly 1,*, Ahmed Mohamed Alam-Eldein 2, Ali Mohamed El-Sheikh 2
1 Department of Prosthesis, Faculty of Dentistry, October 6 University, Egypt
2 Department of Prosthesis, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Egypt
ABSTRACT
Aim: Some patients experience adverse reactions to poly (methyl methacrylate)-based (PMMA) dentures. Polyamide (PA) as an alternative to PMMA has, however, not been well documented regarding water sorption and water solubility. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of two different cleansing agents on water sorption and solubility of two different thermoplastic denture base materials. Materials and methods: A total of 60 samples were fabricated from two different thermoplastic denture base materials (i.e. vertex thermosens and breflex). The samples were divided into 3 groups. Each group was including 20 samples, 10 samples from each denture base material. Samples of Group I were subjected to the distilled water as a control group. While samples of Group II were subjected to the Corega as a cleansing agent and samples of Group III were subjected to Fitty dent as the other cleansing agent. Effect of the two cleansing agents on the two-different thermoplastic denture base materials were evaluated and compared with regards water sorption and solubility. Results: Non-significant results were found regarding water sorption and solubility. The fittydent cleansing agent had a slight more non-significant effect on color stability of vertex thermosens and breflex denture base materials than corega cleansing agent and water. The corega and fittydent cleansing agents had a nonsignificant effect on water sorption and solubility of vertex thermosens and breflex denture base materials. Conclusion: Corega and fittydent cleansing agents could be used safely for disinfecting denture base materials (vertex thermosens and breflex) as they had non-significant effect on color stability, water sorbtion and solubility.
KEYWORDS
Polyamide, Cleansing Agents, Water Sorption, Water Solubility
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mahmoud Nabil Helaly , Ahmed Mohamed Alam-Eldein , Ali Mohamed El-Sheikh , "Effect of Two Cleansing Agents on Water Sorption and Solubility of Two Thermoplastic Denture Base Materials," Universal Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 115 - 118, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060401.
(b). APA Format:
Mahmoud Nabil Helaly , Ahmed Mohamed Alam-Eldein , Ali Mohamed El-Sheikh (2018). Effect of Two Cleansing Agents on Water Sorption and Solubility of Two Thermoplastic Denture Base Materials. Universal Journal of Materials Science, 6(4), 115 - 118. DOI: 10.13189/ujms.2018.060401.