title: A history of dental polymers.
abstract: The disadvantages of the use of vulcanite as a denture base material prompted the development of a wide range of thermoplastic polymers as alternatives to vulcanite. Heat-cured acrylic resin materials are the most widely used polymeric denture base materials at present, but research into further improvements in denture base materials continues.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000266:history; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000266:history*; D003819:Denture Bases / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011108:Polymers / Q000266:history; D012408:Rubber; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D011108:Polymers; D012408:Rubber