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    The influence of powder liquid ratio on the flexural strength of fibre reinforced acrylic resin material
    (South African Dental Association, 2009) Geerts, Greta; du Rand, M.
    Introduction: Often the powder liquid (P/L) ratio of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resins is changed to modify the handling properties of the material. While it is known that this may influ­ ence the mechanical properties of unreinforced PMMA resin, little is known about its effect on fibre reinforced resin. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine how different P/L ratios influence the flexural strength (FS) of a glass fibre reinforced autopolymerizing PMMA resin used for fabr icating fixed partial dentures. Results: FS values of all reinforced subgroups were significant­ ly higher than the values of the unreinforced subgroups (pO.OS) . Within the reinforced group there was a sig­ nificant difference between the control group, which had a higher median FS value than the two other subgroups (p