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. 2022 Aug 1;22(1):321.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02351-7.

Effect of two artificial aging protocols on color and gloss of single-shade versus multi-shade resin composites

Aiah A El-Rashidy  1 , Rasha M Abdelraouf  2 , Nour A Habib  2
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Effect of two artificial aging protocols on color and gloss of single-shade versus multi-shade resin composites

Aiah A El-Rashidy et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

The long-term color stability and gloss retention of resin composites are among the crucial factors that affect the clinical longevity of esthetic restorations, especially in anterior teeth. This study evaluated the effect of artificial aging by immersion in different storage media and thermocycling on color and gloss of dental single-shade resin composite (Omnichroma) versus multi-shade one (Filtek Z350XT). One hundred resin-composite disc-shaped specimens were used, 50 from each group, Omnichroma and Filtek Z350XT. Ten specimens from each material acted as control group (incubated in saliva). For each material, 40 specimens were divided according to the artificial-aging protocol (immersion at 37 °C for 12 days or thermocycling for 10,000 cycles) and storage media (tea, red wine). Color and gloss were measured before and after artificial aging. Color difference (∆E00) was compared with perceptibility threshold and acceptability threshold. Data were statistically analyzed; independent t test was used to compare results between two tested materials, while two-way ANOVA was used to compare results among the different immersion media within the same material. Artificial aging (immersion or thermocycling) in tea and red wine led to significant color changes and gloss reduction in both materials (P < 0.05), in contrast to control group. Red wine produced highest color differences. Both dental resin-composites; the single-shade (Omnichroma) and multi-shade (Filtek Z350XT) displayed unacceptable discoloration and gloss reduction after artificial-aging in tea and red-wine by immersion or thermocycling simulating one-year clinical-service.

Keywords: Artificial aging; Color; Gloss; Immersion; Single-shade resin composite; Thermocycling.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Photograph of representative specimens from each group
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Changes in hue across the red-green axis (Δa)
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Changes in hue across the yellow-blue axis (Δb)
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Changes in lightness (ΔL)
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