Comparative evaluation of impact strength of mechanically modified heat polymerized polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin with addition of 0.5, 1, 2 wt% of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): An in-vitro study

• Main Authors: Akash Mithran (Author), Jaismeen Rakhra (Author), Saket Kumar Jain (Author), Meenakumari Chikkanna (Author), S Gowrish (Author), Sonal Gurunath Pillai (Author), J Suresh Babu (Author), C Swarnalatha (Author), Abhishek Singh Nayyar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is one of the most widely used denture base material because of favorable esthetics and desirable characteristics such as easy handling. Acrylic resins, although, have some inherent disadvantages such as relatively poor physical and mechanical properties. Th...