The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the silane coupling agent amount on the flexural properties and hydrolytic durability on an experimental composite resin for understanding the optimum amount of silanation. A spherical filler was silanated with 7 different amounts of gamma-MPTS, 0, 0.17, 0.34, 0.66, 1.36, 2.72 and 5.45 mass%. Photopolymerized experimental composite resins...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of an onium salt in the polymerization kinetics of a dental adhesive model resin. A monomer mixture, based on Bis-GMA, TEGDMA and HEMA, was used as a model dental adhesive resin, which was polymerized using camphorquinone (CQ) as a photo-initiator in addition to either binary or ternary photo-initiator systems. The binary systems were formulat...

Resin-based dental restorative materials contain allergenic methacrylate monomers, which may be released into saliva after restorative treatment. Monomers from resin-based composite materials have been demonstrated in saliva in vitro; however, studies analyzing saliva after restorative therapy are scarce. The aim of this study was to quantify methacrylate monomers in saliva after treatment with...

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of filler particle size and shape as well as filler content on light transmittance characteristics and color of experimental composite resins. A mixture of 30 mol% Bis-GMA and 70 mol% TEGDMA was prepared as a base monomer and to which a photoinitiator (camphorquinone) and a co-initiator (N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) were added....

The aim of this study was to evaluate: (i) the absorption of photo-initiators and emission spectra of light curing units (LCUs); and (ii) the degree of conversion (DC) of experimental composites formulated with different photo-initiators when activated by different LCUs. Blends of BisGMA, UDMA, BisEMA and TEGDMA with camphorquinone (CQ) and/ or 1-phenyl-1,2-propanedione (PPD) were prepared. Dim...

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of different camphorquinone (CQ)/amine photo-initiating systems for the photopolymerization of a model dental resin based in Bis-GMA/TEGDMA. Methods. The monomer conversion versus exposure time was measured in resins containing different types and concentrations of photoinitiators and subjected to different irradiation procedures. T...

The purpose of the this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of dental resin monomers in the presence of a rat liver S9 mix containing cytochrome P 450 enzymes. JTC-12 cells derived from a monkey kidney were seeded on a 96-well multi-well-plate at 9 x 10(3) cells per well. After cultivation, the S9 mix was added to the wells as an S9 mix group (+S9), and PBS- was added to the other wells as a...

Objective. To evaluate bacterial growth inhibition, mechanical properties, and compound release rate and stability of copolymers incorporated with anthocyanin (ACY; Vaccinium macrocarpon). Methods. Resin samples were prepared (Bis-GMA/TEGDMA at 70/30 mol%) and incorporated with 2 w/w% of either ACY or chlorhexidine (CHX), except for the control group. Samples were individually immersed in a bac...

The aim of this work was to synthesize and investigate properties of a novel dimethacrylic monomer based on bioderived alicyclic diol--isosorbide. Its potential as a possible substitute of 2,2-bis[4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy)phenyl]propane (BISGMA), widely used in dental restorative materials and suspected for toxicity was assessed. The novel monomer was obtained in a three-step synth...

UNLABELLED Marginal integrity is one of the most crucial aspects involved in the clinical longevity of resin composite restorations. OBJECTIVE To analyze the marginal integrity of restorations produced with a model composite based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). MATERIAL AND METHODS A base composite (B) was produced with an organic matrix with UDMA/TEGDMA and 70 wt.% of bari...