Microwave Curing: Mystery Solved
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Release Date: 6/18/13
Reviewed: 2023
Expiry Date: 6/18/26
Description:
In today’s production competitive market, microwave curing is fast becoming a technique to reduce curing times without sacrificing in quality. Because the monetary entry is low cost, laboratories are finding microwave curing to be an efficient way to process cases that are typically prone to disrupt production schedules.
Dental polymers use heat and chemistry to cure (polymerize). Conventional means of heat delivery to the resin have been by hot water or hot air which must pass through a brass flask, and dental gypsum used in the investing and model construction to reach the acrylic and initiate polymerization.
Microwave curing bypasses the time-dependent outside heat source transferal needed in conventional curing methods and begins the process directly in the acrylic, immediately, at the molecular level. Curing by this method can be accomplished in 3 minutes using an inexpensive conventional microwave oven, Naturecryl MC, and a fiber-reinforced flask.
Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this CE Activity, the student will be able to: Explain the mechanism of cure and cite research that substantiates the technique; be familiar with product recommendations for sources in equipment and materials; identify techniques that will provide the understanding and methods to achieve consistent results; understand applications which can immediately be implemented.
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