International Journal of Dentistry, 2019 Maxillofacial silicone elastomers are used to replace and reconstruct missing facial parts for patients with trauma or a certain disease. Although commonly favorable silicone elastomers are not ideal in properties, many studies have been carried out to ...
Yagthan Mohammed Haider +3 more
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Bond strength of maxillofacial silicone to various three-dimensional printing resins compared to conventional substructures [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground Bonding between silicone elastomers and rigid substructures is critical to clinical success of extraoral maxillofacial prostheses. This study aimed to investigate the bond strength of silicone elastomers to conventional and alternative 3 ...
Berna Özcan, Tuğgen Özcivelek
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Effect of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles on Colour Stability and Mechanical Properties of Heat Vulcanised Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomer: a Comparative Study [PDF]
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial ResearchObjectives: The purpose of this comparative study in vitro was to evaluate the effect of organic and inorganic nanoparticles on colour stability, tear strength and hardness of maxillofacial silicone elastomer at baseline and when subjected to outdoor ...
Manisha Khanna +3 more
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Effect of silver nanoparticle on properties of maxillofacial silicone elastomer material
International journal of health sciences, 2022 Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of silver nanoparticle incorporation into maxillofacial silicone material on its hardness tear strength and color stability. Methodology: A total of 90 silicone specimens were fabricated. The control samples were fabricated with- out silver nanoparticles and test samples were fabricated with 20 ...
Praveen Gangadharappa +6 more
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Influences of TiO2 and SiO2 nanofillers on the hardness and surface roughness of maxillofacial silicone elastomers after two years of outdoor tropical weathering: An in vitro study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe properties of maxillofacial silicone elastomers (MFSE) are far from ideal and still require reinforcement. The incorporation of nanofillers (NFs) at high levels still requires further investigation.
Mohammed Mousa +8 more
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The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2016 Delamination of the maxillofacial silicone elastomer away from the commercially pure titanium (cpTi)-encapsulated magnets affects the long-term performance of the facial restoration.The purposes of this in vitro study were to investigate the interfacial microleakage patterns of 2 maxillofacial silicone elastomers with cpTi when 3 different primers were
Ioli Ioanna Artopoulou +2 more
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Evaluation of Mangifera indica, Anacardium occidentale leaf extracts and 0.2% Chlorhexidine gluconate on disinfection of maxillofacial silicone material surface contaminated with microorganisms - An invitro study [PDF]
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial ResearchMaintenance of the quality and hygiene of maxillofacial prosthesis allows to maintain the health of the residual tissues. Sampling of the maxillofacial prostheses has relieved presence of microbial colonization on silicone surfaces.
Raisa N. Chodankar +4 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2018 The degradation of maxillofacial prosthetic elastomers that occur throughout life service is usually responsible for the replacement of the prosthesis.
Ahmed Nadhir Jebur +2 more
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Evaluation of a New Silicone Elastomer for Maxillofacial Prostheses
Journal of Prosthodontics, 1995 Purpose Although numerous advances in maxillofacial materials have been made in the past several years, the need for improvement continues. Currently, the most widely used materials are the silicones, especially the room temperature‐vulcanizing type.
Polyzois, G.L.
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Saudi Dental Journal, 2018 Objective: The approximate life span of a silicone maxillofacial prosthesis is as short as 1.5–2 years of clinical service, then a new prosthesis should be fabricated.
Faiza M Abdul-Ameer
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