title: Palatal discrepancies and postdams.
abstract: To investigate the variation in post-cure palatal discrepancy of dentures, 20 complete maxillary replica dentures were prepared on models with high and low palates and processed by conventional compression moulding and injection moulding. Measurements were made by travelling microscope of the sagittal midline discrepancies between palate and model on three occasions; after processing; after removal of part of the investing plaster; and after immersion in water for 1 month at 37 degrees C. The magnitudes of discrepancies were greatest distally, diminishing with distance anteriorly from the postdam. They increased with partial removal of plaster, and decreased slightly after immersion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Dental Care, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. d.lamb@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins