Linear dimensional change, compressive strength and detail reproduction in type IV dental stone dried at room temperature and in a microwave oven

• Main Authors: Marcos Aurélio Bomfim da Silva (Author), Rafael Pino Vitti (Author), Simonides Consani (Author), Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti (Author), Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita (Author), Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The type IV dental stone is widely used for the fabrication of dyes and master casts for fixed and removable partial prostheses. It is typically normal to wait at least 24 hours for the casts to dry prior to beginning the laboratory procedures. The waiting time has been shown to be greatly reduced b...