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| ORIGINAL RESEARCH |
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| Year : 2013 |
Volume
: 24 | Issue : 1 | Page
: 147-148 |
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Evaluation of marginal gap of Ni-Cr copings made with conventional and accelerated casting techniques
Pavan Kumar Tannamala1, Nagarasampatti Sivaprakasam Azhagarasan2, K Chitra Shankar2
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Pavan Kumar Tannamala
Department of Prosthodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.114940
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Context: Conventional casting techniques following the manufacturers' recommendations are time consuming. Accelerated casting techniques have been reported, but their accuracy with base metal alloys has not been adequately studied.
Aim: We measured the vertical marginal gap of nickel-chromium copings made by conventional and accelerated casting techniques and determined the clinical acceptability of the cast copings in this study.
Settings and Design: Experimental design, in vitro study, lab settings.
Materials and Methods: Ten copings each were cast by conventional and accelerated casting techniques. All copings were identical, only their mold preparation schedules differed. Microscopic measurements were recorded at ×80 magnification on the perpendicular to the axial wall at four predetermined sites. The marginal gap values were evaluated by paired t test.
Results: The mean marginal gap by conventional technique (34.02 μm) is approximately 10 μm lesser than that of accelerated casting technique (44.62 μm). As the P value is less than 0.0001, there is highly significant difference between the two techniques with regard to vertical marginal gap.
Conclusion: The accelerated casting technique is time saving and the marginal gap measured was within the clinically acceptable limits and could be an alternative to time-consuming conventional techniques. |
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