EVALUATION OF CONTACT ANGLE IN ARTIFICIAL SALIVA IN HEAT CURE RESIN - AN IN VITRO STUDY

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  • Ashinie. C, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka, Jayalakshmi S

Abstract

Introduction: Contact angle can be defined as the angle of contact of a liquid on a rigid surface as measured within the liquid at the contact line where three phases meet. Contact angle quantifies the wettability of the liquid on the surface of the solid when there is a liquid vapour interface. Artificial saliva has a clinical importance in xerostomic patients. For several years heat-polymerized acrylic resin has been the most widely used denture base material.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the contact angle of artificial saliva in heat cure resin

Materials and methods: 10 samples of DPI heat cure resin were taken. Ossila Goniometer was used to determine the contact angle. A drop of artificial saliva was dispensed on the surface of the standard substrate. The obtained values were averaged and descriptive statistics was done using SPSS software (version 23), to observe the results.

Results: The average contact angle of the sample was 86.034°which was greater than 90°, therefore the liquid wets the surface. A stronger interaction between a solid surface and a liquid is caused by low contact angles.

Conclusion: From the above results it is concluded that the contact angle of the sample was 86.034 tie and the artificial saliva showed good wettability on heat cure resin.

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2021-07-01 — Updated on 2022-08-25

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Ashinie. C, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka, Jayalakshmi S. (2022). EVALUATION OF CONTACT ANGLE IN ARTIFICIAL SALIVA IN HEAT CURE RESIN - AN IN VITRO STUDY. Drugs and Cell Therapies in Hematology, 10(3), 2421–2430. Retrieved from http://dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1150 (Original work published July 1, 2021)

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