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Effects of a 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agent on roughness and microhardness of packable composite resins
Roberta Tarkany Basting1, Camila Fernandéz Y Fernandez, Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano
1Dentistry Research Center, São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil. rbasting@yahoo.com
Purpose:
Bleaching agents containing 10% carbamide peroxide may be applied to the surface of preexisting packable resin-based composite restorations. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of a 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agent (Review, SS White, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) on surface roughness and microhardness of three packable resin-based composites (Fill Magic condensable, Vigodent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Alert, Jeneric Pentron, Wallingford, CT, USA; Definite, Degussa, Hanau, Germany).
Materials And Methods:
For the control (no bleaching) and experimental (bleaching treatment) groups, 12 specimens of each material were prepared in cylindrical acrylic molds. The experimental specimens were exposed to the bleaching agent for 6 hours a day for 3 weeks. During the remaining time (18 h), they were stored in artificial saliva. The control specimens remained immersed in artificial saliva throughout the experiment. Surface roughness and microhardness measurements were performed on the top surface of each specimen.
Results:
Analysis of variance and the Tukey test showed no significant differences in roughness among the packable composites evaluated (p = .18), but those submitted to the treatment with a 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agent displayed significantly higher mean surface roughness than did the corresponding control group for each material. For the microhardness tests, there were significant differences among materials (p < .0001). Alert showed the highest microhardness values followed by Definite and Fill Magic condensable.
Conclusions:
Ten percent carbamide peroxide bleaching agents may change the surface roughness of packable composites, but they do not alter their microhardness.
Clinical Significance:
Under the conditions of this study, a 3-week bleaching regimen with 10% carbamide peroxide agents affected the roughness of packable composites. Nevertheless, the surface microhardness was not affected, although there were differences among the materials evaluated inherent to their composition.
