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. 2020 Oct;12(5):259-264.
doi: 10.4047/jap.2020.12.5.259. Epub 2020 Oct 26.

Color stability of provisional restorative materials with different fabrication methods

So-Yeon Song  1   2 , Yo-Han Shin  3 , Jeong-Yol Lee  4 , Sang-Wan Shin  5
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Color stability of provisional restorative materials with different fabrication methods

So-Yeon Song et al. J Adv Prosthodont. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the color stability of provisional restorative materials fabricated by 3D printing, dental milling, and conventional materials.

Materials and methods: For the experimental groups, two commercially available 3D-printing provisional resins (E-Dent 100; EnvisionTEC GmbH, Germany & VeroGlaze™; Stratasys®, USA), two dental milling blocks (PMMA Disk; Yamahachi Dental Co., Japan & Telio®CAD; Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Liechtenstein), and two conventional materials (Alike™; GC Co., Japan & Luxatemp automix plus; DMG, Germany) were used. The water sorption and solubility test were (n=10, respectively) carried out according to ISO4049:2000 (International Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland). For the color stability test (n=10), coffee and black tea were used as staining solutions, and the specimens were stored for 12 weeks. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD using SPSS version 22.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA) (P<.05).

Results: Alike and Veroglaze showed the highest values and Luxatemp showed the lowest water sorption. In the color stability test, the ΔE of conventional materials varied depending on the staining solution. PMMA milling blocks showed a relatively low ΔE up to 4 weeks, and then significantly increased after 8 weeks (P<.05). 3D-printed materials exhibited a high ΔE or a significant increase over time (P<.05).

Conclusion: The degree of discoloration increased with time, and a visually perceptible color difference value (ΔE) was shown regardless of the materials and solutions. PMMA milled and 3 D-printed materials showed more rapid change in discoloration after 8 weeks.

Keywords: 3D printing dental materials; CIELAB color space; Color stability; Dental PMMA milling materials; Provisional restorative materials; Solubility; Spectrophotometer; Water sorption.

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Fig. 1. (A) A spectrocolorimeter (Xrite Benchtop Spectrophotometer Color i5, Xrite, USA), (B) The CIELAB color space (CIE L*a*b*; or abbreviated as Lab color space).
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