In vitro mechanical property comparison of four resins used for fabrication of provisional fixed restorations.
OBJECTIVE
This study recorded and compared the flexural elastic moduli and moduli of rupture of four materials (Provipont DC resin, Triad provisional restorative material, Jet acrylic resin, and a 50:50 mixture of Jet acrylic resin and orthodontic resin) used to make provisional restorations.


METHODS
Thirty-nine identical 63 x 10 x 3 mm specimens were made from each of the four materials. After 24 hours, 30 days, and 60 days of water storage at 37 degrees C (13 specimens each), standard three-point bend tests were conducted on an Instron universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 cm/minute. Stress strain curves were generated, and values for the flexural elastic moduli and moduli of rupture were calculated. Data were subjected to two-way and one-way analyses of variance (alpha = 0.05).


RESULTS
Provipont DC resin exhibited significantly higher flexural elastic moduli and moduli of rupture values at the 24-hour test time. However, Provipont DC resin exhibited the greatest decrease in these values over time.
School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
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D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003819:Denture Bases; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004548:Elasticity; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C106970:Provipont system; D014867:Water; C060386:Triad resin; C069716:Jet, dental resin; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate