Use of the fiberglass reinforcement method in thermoplastic mouthguard materials to improve flexural properties for enhancement of functionality
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- CHUREI Hiroshi
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- CHOWDHURY Ruman Uddin
- Department of Orthodontics, Kumudini Women’s Medical College, Dhaka University
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- YOSHIDA Yuriko
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Special Care Dentistry, Hiroshima University
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- TANABE Gen
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- FUKASAWA Shintaro
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- SHIRAKO Takahiro
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- WADA Takahiro
- Department of Advanced Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- UO Motohiro
- Department of Advanced Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- TAKAHASHI Hidekazu
- Department of Oral Biomaterials Engineering, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- UENO Toshiaki
- Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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Abstract
<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of fiberglass reinforcement method in thermoplastic mouthguard materials to improve flexural properties and adhesive strength. Commonly used two types of commercial mouth guard materials (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer-based and polyolefin-based) were reinforced with glass fiber clothes by two-step hot press. Flexural strength and adhesive strength with each base material were examine via three-point bending test and delamination test, respectively. Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer-based fiberglass-reinforced material has significantly greater adhesive strength with base material and improvement of flexural properties compared with polyolefin-based material. These results suggest that flexural properties of both conventional commercial mouthguard materials were improved when the glass-fiber-reinforced method was applied to reinforce mouthguard materials, and more, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer was more desirable for the base material.</p>
Journal
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- Dental Materials Journal
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Dental Materials Journal 40 (6), 1338-1344, 2021-11-25
The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices