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ArticlePolymers2021

Effect of Low Nanodiamond Concentrations and Polymerization Techniques on Physical Properties and Antifungal Activities of Denture Base Resin.

Shaimaa M Fouda, Mohammed M Gad, Passent Ellakany, Maram A Al Ghamdi, Soban Q Khan, Sultan Akhtar, Doaa M Al Eraky, Fahad A Al-Harbi

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaimaa M FoudaDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed M GadDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3193-2356
Passent EllakanyDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2995-8111
Maram A Al GhamdiDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Soban Q KhanDepartment of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan AkhtarDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9473-4739
Doaa M Al ErakyDepartment of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad A Al-HarbiDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDenture base resin has some drawbacks. This study investigated the impact of nanodiamonds (ND) and autoclave polymerization on the surface characteristics, translucency, and

methodsHeat-polymerized PMMA discs (15 × 2 mm) with a total sample size

resultsSurface roughness was significantly reduced with ND addition to CP/PMMA (

conclusionsND addition to PMMA and autoclave polymerization improved the surface properties with respect to antifungal activities, while the translucency was adversely affected.

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acrylic resincandidiasisnanodiamondspolymerizationsurface properties

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PMID34960883
PMCPMC8708888
OpenAlexW4200004640

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