Evaluation of surface physical properties of acrylic resins for provisional prosthesis

Acrylic resins used for provisional prostheses should have satisfactory superficial characteristics in order to ensure gingival health and low bacterial attachment. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the superficial roughness and contact angle after two types of polishing and the Vicke...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Paulo Hilgenberg, Emigdio Enrique Orellana-Jimenez, Wilmer Fabian Sepúlveda-Navarro, Beatriz Elena Arana-Correa, Dario César Teixeira Alves, Nara Hellen Campanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2008-09-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392008000300005