Effect of polymerization temperature on the properties of autopolymerizing resin.

J Prosthet Dent

Professor, Department of Advanced Prosthodontics, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

Published: May 2018

Statement Of Problem: The polymerization conditions of an autopolymerizing resin affect its physical properties, and at chairside, 3 different methods are commonly used: cooling in cold water, warming in warm water, and heating in hot water. However, the effects of polymerization temperature on the physicomechanical properties of autopolymerizing resin are unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of polymerization temperature on the physicomechanical properties of autopolymerizing resin, including shrinkage, water absorption, surface roughness, amount of residual monomer, and flexural strength.

Material And Methods: The experiment was designed to simulate a direct technique commonly used for the fabrication of interim crowns. Autopolymerizing resin specimens were made according to the powder-to-liquid ratio recommended by the manufacturer and soaked in water at 13°C, 37°C, or 60°C for 2 minutes to mold the resin until polymerization was completed 4 minutes after mixing. Shrinkage, water absorption rate, surface roughness, residual monomer, and flexural strength were measured immediately after polymerization and after 1, 3, and 7 days in distilled water at 37°C. Differences among these properties among the 3 different temperatures groups were statistically analyzed by using 1-way ANOVA and the Tukey honest significant difference test (α=.05).

Results: Shrinkage tests showed that the 13°C group had significantly lower shrinkage (P=.004 for 37°C and P<.001 for 60°C) than the other groups immediately after specimen preparation. The 13°C group had significantly higher surface roughness after 0 (P<.001 for 37°C and P<.001 for 60°C), 1 (P=.025 for 37°C and P=.012 for 60°C), 3 (P<.001 for 37°C and P<.001 for 60°C), and 7 days (P<.001 for 37°C and P<.001 for 60°C) than those in the other groups and significantly higher water absorption rates (P=.033 for 37°C and P<.001 for 60°C) than the other groups during the 7 days after fabrication. However, the 13°C group showed significantly higher weight percentage of residual monomers than the 60°C group at 0 (P<.001) and 1 day (P<.001). Finally, 3-point bend tests showed that the 13°C group had significantly lower flexural strength at 0 (P<.001), 1 (P<.001), 3 (P<.001), and 7 days (P<.001) than the other groups.

Conclusions: The temperature environment during dental chairside polymerization of the autopolymerizing resin affected the physicomechanical properties of shrinkage, water absorption rate, surface roughness, residual monomer, and flexural strength.

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