INFLUENCE OF ZINC OXIDE ON SELF CURE DENTURE BASE RESINS

The self cure denture base resins are used in dentistry for various applications of the dentulous and edentulous patients. It suffers from many disadvantages like porosity , tear strength , thermal stability, and hardness etc. We have intercalated nanometric zinc oxide particles to minimize the defect to little extent. The objective of our study is to evaluate the performance by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) , Chemical Stability, Thermo Gravimetric Analysis,(TGA) and Hardness studies. These results showed improvement in their properties.