DENTAL MATERIALS M6 • Important to remove RESIDUAL MONOMER

(excess)
FLASH • HEAT CURED
• Excess resin o Longer time
o 0.2 – 0.5 %
LAND
• SELF CURED
• Investing medium o 3–5%
TRIAL • RESIDUAL MONOMER
• Alternate opening and closing of the flask to remove o Causes irritation
the flash from the land • Rugae are left for more hold

COMPRESSION MOLDING TECHNIQUE

• Packing of resin following trial closure

INJECTION MOLDING
• Resin is injected in the mold space
• Eliminates manual factor of opening and closing
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CURING
• Technical term for heating process of resin

SELF-CURED
• COLD CURED/ CHEMICALLY-ACTIVATED/ ROOM-
TEMPERATURE RESIN/ AUTOPOLYMERIZING
• Doesn’t need heating process because of DIMETHYL
PARATOLUENE (component of monomer)

HEAT CURED
• Activated by heat for complete polymerization

METHODS:
• RAPID CURING
o 74°C water bath for 2 hours leave it for 1
hour at 100°C
• SLOW CURING
o 74°C for 8 hours or overnight
o 74°C for 8 hours let it boil for 1 hour to
have complete curing process

DIMENSIONAL CHANGES WHILE CURING

• THERMAL EXPANSION
o Sudden increase of temperature
o POLYMERIZATION SHRINKAGE
• CONTRACTION
• THERMAL CONTRACTION
o Sudden drop of temperature
• Boiling point of monomer = 100.8°C
o It will be porous if it reaches boiling point

EXTERNAL POROSITY
• Seen clinically outside the denture

INTERNAL POROSITY
• Found at the thickest bulk of the denture due to too
rapid curing process

*Bench cool the denture for 30 minutes before placing under

running water for 5 – 10 minutes

Self Cured is more dimensionally stable

• No thermal expansion and thermal contraction
because there is no change in temperature
• Less color stable

Heat Cured is stronger

• Undergoes complete polymerization

DEFLASKING
• Removing of finished denture base from the flask

POLISHING