title: Linear and volumetric dimensional changes of injection-molded PMMA denture base resins.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the linear and volumetric dimensional changes of six denture base resins processed by their corresponding injection-molding systems at 3 time intervals of water storage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two heat-curing (SR Ivocap Hi Impact and Lucitone 199) and four auto-curing (IvoBase Hybrid, IvoBase Hi Impact, PalaXpress, and Futura Gen) acrylic resins were used with their specific injection-molding technique to fabricate 6 specimens of each material. Linear and volumetric dimensional changes were determined by means of a digital caliper and an electronic hydrostatic balance, respectively, after water storage of 1, 30, or 90 days. Means and standard deviations of linear and volumetric dimensional changes were calculated in percentage (%). Statistical analysis was done using Student's and Welch's t tests with Bonferroni-Holm correction for multiple comparisons (α=0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant differences in linear dimensional changes between resins were demonstrated at all three time intervals of water immersion (p≤0.05), with exception of the following comparisons which showed no significant difference: IvoBase Hi Impact/SR Ivocap Hi Impact and PalaXpress/Lucitone 199 after 1 day, Futura Gen/PalaXpress and PalaXpress/Lucitone 199 after 30 days, and IvoBase Hybrid/IvoBase Hi Impact after 90 days. Also, statistically significant differences in volumetric dimensional changes between resins were found at all three time intervals of water immersion (p≤0.05), with exception of the comparison between PalaXpress and Futura Gen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Denture base resins (IvoBase Hybrid and IvoBase Hi Impact) processed by the new injection-molding system (IvoBase), revealed superior dimensional precision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany; Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Syria. Electronic address: selbahra@proth.uni-kiel.de.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Bahra
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samran
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freitag-Wolf
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D003819:Denture Bases; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D012117:Resins, Synthetic
chemical_list: D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
keywords: Denture base resin; Injection-molding; Linear dimensional change; Volumetric dimensional change