Abstract
Denture wearers are advised to follow the protocol of using both mechanical and chemical hygiene methods. In this study, the in-vitro color stability of heat-cured, light-cured and newly developed pre-polymerized CAD/CAM acrylic resin base materials were evaluated after exposure to mechanical brushing and chemical denture cleansers. Two polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (heat-cured, and pre-polymerised CAD/CAM) and one urethane dimethacrylate based resin denture base material were subjected to mechanical brushing, followed by immersion in chemical denture cleansers (Corega, 5.25% Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)) and thermal-cycling to simulate one-year of normal prosthesis use. Baseline and final color measurements were determined and the difference in color was calculated using bench-top UV light visible spectrophotometer. The highest (29.69 +/- 1.84) and lowest (19.03 +/- 8.78) mean Delta E was observed with light-cured and CAD/CAM materials immersed in 0.2% CHG, respectively. Tukey's post-hoc test showed that heat cured and light-cured resins immersed in either of the denture cleansers showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) in the mean Delta E values. On the contrary, CAD/CAM materials immersed in either of the denture cleansers demonstrated significant differences in the mean Delta E values (p <= 0.05). A statistically significant interaction between the combination of materials and denture cleansers (F = 4.890; p = 0.001) was observed. The color stability of the pre-polymerized CAD/CAM acrylic discs is comparatively better than the conventional acrylic resin materials. The changes in the color values of all the tested materials were above the clinically acceptable range, regardless of the type of denture cleanser used.