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The manuscript aimed to review the types of acrylate polymers used in dentistry, as well as their chemical, physical, mechanical, and biological properties. Regarding their consistency and purpose, dental acrylate polymers are divided into hard (brittle), which includes acrylates for the production of plate denture bases, obturator prostheses, epitheses and maxillofacial prostheses, their repairs and lining, and soft (flexible), which are used for lining denture bases in special indications.
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement technology has progressed from industrial Plexiglass administration in the 1950s to the recent advent of nanoparticle additives. Additives have been trialed to address problems with modern bone cements such as the loosening of prosthesis, high post-operative infection rates, and inflammatory reduction in interface integrity.
Haemocompatibility is a critical condition for the application of materials in the field of biomedicine. The presence of biomaterials in contact with blood immediately caused the absorbance of platelets and eventually, the coagulation cascade is initiated and forms a fibrin structure. Medical applications require various range of biomaterials especially polymers that are hemocompatible, which means that they can prevent thrombi formation when they come into contact with blood, even for a short time, which could lead to device failure.