PMID- 30637856 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201208 LR - 20201214 IS - 1532-849X (Electronic) IS - 1059-941X (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Aug TI - Effect of Thermal Cycling on Flexural Properties of Microcrystalline Cellulose-Reinforced Denture Base Acrylic Resins. PG - 611-616 LID - 10.1111/jopr.13018 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To assess the impact of thermal cycling on flexural properties of denture base acrylic resin reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The flexural strength and flexural modulus, following thermal cycling (5000 cycles of 5-55 degrees C) of 3 MCC-reinforced poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) specimens were compared with the conventional and commercially available high-impact PMMA. The 3 test groups were represented by addition of various weight combinations of MCC and acrylic powders. RESULTS: All 3 test groups with the addition of MCC demonstrated improved flexural strength and flexural modulus compared to the conventional resin, without and after thermal cycling. The highest mean flexural strength corresponded to the specimens reinforced with 5% MCC followed by 2% MCC. CONCLUSION: Addition of MCC derived from OPEFB to PMMA may be a viable alternative to the existing, commercially available synthetic reinforced PMMA resins. The potential application of natural fillers in the fabrication of a reinforced denture base resin needs further study. CI - (c) 2019 by the American College of Prosthodontists. FAU - Rahaman Ali, Amira Ali Abdel AU - Rahaman Ali AAA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9156-5741 AD - Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FAU - John, Jacob AU - John J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8452-0676 AD - Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FAU - Mani, Shani Ann AU - Mani SA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5766-1887 AD - Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FAU - El-Seedi, Hesham R AU - El-Seedi HR AD - Division of Pharmacgnosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. LA - eng GR - PG163-2014B/University of Malaya Postgraduate Research Grant/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190124 PL - United States TA - J Prosthodont JT - Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists JID - 9301275 RN - 0 (Acrylic Resins) RN - 0 (Dental Materials) RN - 9004-34-6 (Cellulose) RN - 9011-14-7 (Polymethyl Methacrylate) RN - OP1R32D61U (microcrystalline cellulose) MH - *Acrylic Resins MH - Cellulose MH - Dental Materials MH - Denture Bases MH - *Flexural Strength MH - Materials Testing MH - Pliability MH - Polymethyl Methacrylate MH - Stress, Mechanical MH - Surface Properties OTO - NOTNLM OT - Flexural modulus OT - flexural strength OT - microcrystalline cellulose OT - oil palm empty fruit bunch OT - polymethyl methacrylate OT - thermal cycling EDAT- 2019/01/15 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/15 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/15 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jopr.13018 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Prosthodont. 2020 Aug;29(7):611-616. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13018. Epub 2019 Jan 24.