Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2019
A 64-year-old man undergoes fixation of a removable partial denture for the lower jaw. The dentist examined the denture base and noticed there a clearly visible ’marble pattern’. This net of white lines runs through the whole plastic base. What is the most likely cause of this defect?
Answer options
- Disturbed process of acrylic resin polymerization
- Foreign admixtures in the denture base
- Fractures in the denture base caused by mechanical damage
- Disturbed process of denture base polishing
- Uneven moistening of acrylic resin with a monomer
Correct answer
Disturbed process of acrylic resin polymerization
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