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6 L.A. Casemiro et al.Regarding the impact strength <strong>of</strong> the controlgroups, QC20 <strong>and</strong> Lucitone 550 had similar results.The higher impact strength observed for Lucitone550 was already expected as this is considered to bea high-impact material. QC20 <strong>and</strong> Lucitone 550differed significantly from Onda-Cryl, which presentedthe lowest impact strength (p < 0.05). Theaddition <strong>of</strong> percentages <strong>of</strong> 5–10% <strong>of</strong> IrgaguardB5000 zeolite to QC20 <strong>and</strong> Onda-Cryl significantlyreduced their impact strength, while the addition <strong>of</strong>2.5% <strong>of</strong> silver–zinc zeolite to Lucitone 550 decreasedits impact strength in comparison to thecontrol group.The results <strong>of</strong> the <strong>mechanical</strong> tests suggest thatzeolite addition may decrease the flexural <strong>and</strong> impactstrengths <strong>of</strong> <strong>acrylic</strong> <strong>resins</strong>, which is consistent<strong>with</strong> the findings <strong>of</strong> previous investigations. It isimportant to realise that the conversion degree <strong>of</strong>these materials relating to the amount <strong>of</strong> residualmonomer, may influence the values obtained 50,54 .Nevertheless, the addition <strong>of</strong> small percentages <strong>of</strong>zeolite to polymethylmethacrylate may be effectiveagainst microorganisms <strong>and</strong> therefore its impact on<strong>mechanical</strong> <strong>properties</strong> may be less significant thanthe potential benefits, especially for patients whodo not follow an adequate denture cleaning protocol9 . The major advantages <strong>of</strong> this addition couldbe for the elderly people <strong>with</strong> restricted manualdexterity or cognitive disturbances. A further adverseresult deriving from incorporation <strong>of</strong> zeolitesto <strong>acrylic</strong> <strong>resins</strong> was to increase the opacity <strong>of</strong>polymethylmethacrylate; the higher the percentage<strong>of</strong> zeolite added to the resin, the greater the opacity.Further studies are required to investigate thepossibility <strong>of</strong> avoiding this decrease in translucency<strong>of</strong> the <strong>acrylic</strong> resin base containing zeolites so as notto comprise the aesthetics <strong>of</strong> the prosthesis.ConclusionWithin the limitation <strong>of</strong> this preliminary study, itmay be concluded that the addition <strong>of</strong> low percentages<strong>of</strong> silver–zinc antimicrobial zeolites topolymethylmethacrylate can be a valuable alternativefor reducing microbial contamination <strong>of</strong><strong>acrylic</strong> resin denture bases, <strong>acrylic</strong> baseplates <strong>of</strong>removable orthodontic appliances, my<strong>of</strong>unctionalplates or other such devices.References1. 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