title: Castability optimization of palladium based alloys.
abstract: Poor or inconsistent castability often necessitates costly laboratory remakes of cast restorations. This study investigated the effects of burnout temperature and alloy investment compatibility on the castability of selected alloys. In part A nine alloy investment combinations were compared. In part B two alloy-investment combinations at four burnout temperatures were evaluated. Differences in investment, alloy, and/or burnout temperature significantly affected castability. Castability with a poorer casting investment improved with a hotter propane/oxygen fuel source compared with natural (city) gas/oxygen.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--New Jersey Dental School, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakar
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Vaidyanathan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Viswanadhan
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003300:Copper; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D003734:Dental Casting Investment / Q000737:chemistry*; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D006047:Gold Alloys; D008422:Materials Testing; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D010100:Oxygen; D010165:Palladium; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011407:Propane; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003734:Dental Casting Investment; D006047:Gold Alloys; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D010165:Palladium; D003300:Copper; D010100:Oxygen; D011407:Propane