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. 2015 Dec;43(12):1511-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Long-term sorption and solubility of bulk-fill and conventional resin-composites in water and artificial saliva

Ruwaida Z Alshali  1 , Nesreen A Salim  2 , Julian D Satterthwaite  3 , Nick Silikas  4
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Long-term sorption and solubility of bulk-fill and conventional resin-composites in water and artificial saliva

Ruwaida Z Alshali et al. J Dent. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: To assess sorption and solubility of several bulk-fill and conventional resin-composites after one-year storage in water and artificial saliva (AS).

Methods: Six bulk-fill (SureFil SDR, Venus Bulk Fill, X-tra base, Filtek Bulk Fill flowable, Sonic Fill, and Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill) and eight conventional resin-composites (Grandioso Flow, Venus Diamond Flow, XFlow, Filtek Supreme XTE, Grandioso, Venus Diamond, TPH Spectrum, and Filtek Z250) were tested. Disc shaped samples (n=5) were randomly immersed into distilled water and AS for one-year period and weighed at different time intervals. Data were analysed using repeated measures ANOVA, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey's post hoc test (α=0.05).

Results: In water, all materials (with the exception of X-Flow) reached a stable mass within three months with a slow increase observed in AS up to one year. Sorption values in water and AS for most materials were not significantly different (p≥0.2). Sorption and solubility values in water ranged from (6.5 μg/mm(3) and -1.77 μg/mm(3) respectively) for X-tra base to (78.8 μg/mm(3) and 44.77 μg/mm(3) respectively) for X-Flow (p<0.005). Sorption of the polymer matrix in water ranged from 1.18% for XB to 9.95 % for XF.

Conclusions: Water sorption and solubility of resin-composites are material-dependent and highly affected by the filler loading and hydrophilicity of the resin matrix. BisEMA and UDMA-BisEMA based resins appeared to be more hydrophobic than BisGMA based systems. Water and AS, are generally comparable as storage media in terms of water sorption.

Clinical significance: Bulk-fill materials and conventional resin-composites tested varied in terms of sorption and solubility but both were considered stable in longterm water storage. The composition of each material is critical and can affect the long-term clinical performance of either type of resincomposites.

Keywords: Artificial saliva; Bulk-fill; Resin-composite; Solubility; Sorption; Water.

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