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An evaluation of the color stability of tooth-colored restorative materials after bleaching using CIELAB color
Y Madhukar Rao1, V Srilakshmi, K Karpaga Vinayagam
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India. ymr357@yahoo.com
Aims And Objective:
The aim of this laboratory study was to evaluate the effect of three home bleaching agents: Vivastyle Paint On, Vivastyle, and Opalascence PF on the color stability of the microfilled composite Durafill, the nanofilled composite Filtek Z 350, and the glass ionomer cement Fuji II.
Materials And Methods:
There were 3 groups in this study (n=40)-Group I: durafill, Group II: Filtek Z 350, and Group III: Fuji II. Each group was further subdivided into 4 subgroups (n=10), Subgroup A: bleaching with Vivastyle Paint On, Subgroup B: bleaching with Vivastyle, Subgroup C: bleaching with Opalascence PF, and Subgroup D: control specimens stored in distilled water. Bleaching was carried out following the manufacturer's instructions for a period of 14 days. At the end of the bleaching regimen, the specimens were tested for color change using the CIELAB technique and a reflectance spectrophotometer.
Results:
The data was subjected to statistical analysis. A Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis and Mann Whitney U test were done to determine the significant color change of the restorative materials. All restorative materials demonstrated a significantly higher color change (DeltaE) with Vivastyle (P < 0.0001). The mean color change of GIC (11.4 +/- 0.3) was the highest among the materials followed by Durafill (7.5 +/- 0.1). Filtek z 350 (0.3 +/- 0.1) showed the least color change with all the bleaching agents.
Conclusion:
Glass ionomer cement showed the highest color change followed by the microfilled composite. The nanofilled composite was found to be highly stable in terms of color.
