%0 Journal Article %T A Comparative Study of the Mechanical Properties of Clear and Pink Colored Denture Base Acrylic Resins %A Aaditee Vishnu Vande %A K. Sanyal Pronob %A Kore Abhijeet %A R. Sushma %A S. Roy Malvika %J Archive of "Annals of African Medicine". %D 2018 %R 10.4103/aam.aam_65_17 %X Pink colored acrylic does not always satisfactorily replicate the natural gingival color, especially in individuals with pigmented mucosa. In such situation clear acrylic denture base material can be used. Hence, there is a need of a comparative study of the mechanical properties of the clear and pink colored denture base resins %K Compressive strength %K flexural strength %K impact strength %K polymethylmethacrylate %K tensile strength %K R¨¦sistance ¨¤ la compression %K r¨¦sistance ¨¤ la flexion %K r¨¦sistance aux chocs %K polym¨¦thacrylate de m¨¦thyle %K r¨¦sistance ¨¤ la traction %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6330785/