BACKGROUND The radiopacity of composite resins has been considered as an important requirement, improving the radiographic diagnosis. AIM The present study aimed to compare the radiopacity of eight different composite materials using an aluminum step wedge. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight different composite resins were used in this study. The samples were prepared using a stainless steel mold ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the effects of two energy drinks on color change (ΔE) of two methacrylate-based and a silorane-based composite resin after one week and one month. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty cubic samples were fabricated from Filtek P90, Filtek Z250 and Filtek Z350XT composite resins. All the specimens were stored in distilled water at 37°C for 24 hours. Baseline color ...

OBJECTIVES Dental composite wear in posterior restorations is a concern and is affected by different factors. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of polishing and mechanical loads on wear of silorane-based and methyl methacrylate-based composites resins. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of each dental composite (Filtek P90 and Filtek P60), 40 samples were fabricated in a polyethylene mold (4...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this in vitro study was to explore the radiopacity of composite resins and bonding materials using film and phosphor plates. METHODS Nine composite dental resin specimens and human tooth slices were exposed together with an aluminium stepwedge using dental film and phosphor plates. Eight dentin bonding specimens were prepared and exposed in a similar manner. Their rad...

BACKGROUND The effects of mouthrinses on dental resin composites have been investigated extensively. However, there is little information available regarding the effects of 'newly developed mouthrinse' formulations on the microhardness of different monomer based composite systems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a novel potassium-oxalate containing desensitizin...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different air-polishing powders on the color stability of different types of composite resin restorative materials. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty cylindrical specimens (15×2 mm) were prepared for each of 7 composite resin restorative materials. All specimens were polished with a series of aluminum oxide polishing discs (Sof-L...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the Knoop hardness number (KHN) of methacrylate (MC) and silorane (SC) composites after being submitted to erosion and abrasion processes. Material and methods: Forty samples were made with each composite: MC and SC. The samples were divided into eight groups (n = 10) according to the type of composite (G1-G4, MC; G5-G8, SC) and the beverages inv...