%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of Microwave Oven Drying on the Compressive Strength of Type III and IV Dental Stones at Different Time Intervals
%A Sabiha Mehdi Kanaan
%A Suha Fadhil Dulaimi
%J Archive of "The Open Dentistry Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.2174/1874210601812010494
%X Dental stone cast needs 24 to 48 hours to evaporate excess water and acquire enough strength for manipulation. The microwave oven is used to save time by drying and disinfecting stone casts
%K Microwave irradiation
%K Dental stone
%K Compressive strength
%K Cross-contamination
%K Prosthodontics practice
%K Polystyrene split mold
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080061/