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[Analysis of infinity optical thickness between nine kinds of composite resins with the same color mark]
Chun-ming Xia1, Chang-xi Shi, Ji-hua Chen
1Department of Prosthet, Stomatological Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China. xia889325@163.net
Objective:
This study compared the infinity optical thickness of composite resins with the same color marks.
Methods:
In this test nine composite resins (shade A2) were used. A plastic mold (10mm in diameter, 4mm in height) was used to prepare 27 disk specimens. Color was measured by CIE L*a*b* relative to CIE source against a white and a black background, using a colorimeter. Color difference (DeltaE*) was calculated as DeltaE=[(DeltaL*(2)+(Deltaa*)(2)+(Deltab*)(2)](1/2). The heights of composite resins were recorded as DeltaE is approximately 1.5. The infinity optical thickness of composite resins when DeltaE = 1.5 was calculated by regression formulation.
Results:
The results indicated that composite resins with hybrid filler and opaque pigments were superior infinity optical thickness. Composite resins contain micro-filler were inferior infinity optical thickness.
Conclusion:
Although composite resins with the same color mark had the similar fillers, they had different color and infinity optical thickness.
