title: Effect of metal strengthener's surface roughness on fracture resistance of acrylic denture base material.
abstract: The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of the surface roughness of various metal wires on the fracture resistance of the acrylic test specimens. The number of test groups compared were 16, and there were 30 test specimens in each group. The investigation showed that the surface roughening of the metal wires used to reinforce acrylic resin denture base material increased the fracture resistance of the test specimens. The best results were achieved by sandblasting. The differences in resistance were also statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetics and Stomatognathic Physiology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Vallittu
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Lassila
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003819:Denture Bases; D008422:Materials Testing; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D000537:Aluminum Oxide