Abstract
BackgroundThe clinical use of composite resins has increased substantially over the past few years due to increased esthetic demands by patients, improvements in formulation, and simplification of bonding procedures. An alternative for preventing or reducing composite discoloration is using of composite surface sealant. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of surface sealant on color-stability of Nano-hybrid composites after polishing with one-step system.Material and Methods56 disk-shaped specimens (10*2 mm) of a Nano-hybrid composite resin (VOCO,Cuxhaven,Germany) were prepared. The specimens were randomly divided in to 2 groups of 28 specimens each. The surfaces of specimens were polished with One-step system (Dimanto,VOCO,Germany ). one group of specimens assigned as control group and received no more surface treatment .surface sealant (PermaSeal,Ultradent,USA) was applied on the surface of specimens of the other group as experimental group .specimens were stored in Ringer’s solution for 24 hours at 37oC. The specimens were subjected to artificial aging with thermocycling method between coffee solution at 55°C and Ringer’s solution at 5°C for 3000 cycles. CIE L*a*b color coordinates were established using a spectrophotometer for each specimen. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.ResultsAfter aging in both groups, color changing was significantly different (p<0.05) and clinically unacceptable (ΔE> 3.3) and there was no significant difference between the two groups in ΔE.ConclusionsSurface sealant was not effective in improving color stability. Key words:Surface-penetrating Sealant, Color Stability, Nano-hybrid composites.
Highlights
The Acid-etch technique was introduced by Buonocore in 1955, later in 1956, Bowen introduced resin Composites [1,2]
Color stability is critical to success in any esthetic restoration, color change is the main reason behind the replacement of anterior restorations [10]
The use of surface sealants may affect the absorption of pigments and the color stability of composite restorations [13]
Summary
The Acid-etch technique was introduced by Buonocore in 1955, later in 1956, Bowen introduced resin Composites [1,2]. Resin Composite restorations are affected by color change due to the aging process. Surface sealants are possible solution for removing or minimizing the color variations of resin composites, which include BIS-GMA, UDMA and TEG-DMA without filler particles. It has a low viscosity and high wetting ability [11,12]. The use of surface sealants may affect the absorption of pigments and the color stability of composite restorations [13]. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of surface sealant on color-stability of Nano-hybrid composites after polishing with one-step system. Material and Methods: 56 disk-shaped specimens (10*2 mm) of a Nano-hybrid composite resin (VOCO,Cuxhaven,Germany) were prepared. Conclusions: Surface sealant was not effective in improving color stability
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