title: Light-cured resin for post patterns.
abstract: A method of using light-cured acrylic resin as an alternative to the use of chemically-cured acrylic resins with elastomeric impressions for direct post patterns is presented. The GC Unifast LC acrylic resin is a powder/liquid type resin cured by exposure to visible light. The polymerization process has four stages before final curing: slurry, stringy, dough-like (plastic), and rubber-like (elastic). Advantages over current direct and indirect procedures include ease of manipulation of the material and no change in laboratory handling procedures. While in the dough-like state, the material can be contoured. In the rubber-like state, it is flexible to disengage from minor undercut areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology, University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Dental Medicine, Farmington.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Waldmeier
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grasso
mesh_terms: D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011176:Post and Core Technique
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C078282:G-C Unifast LC