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Comparison of chemical composition of packable resin composites by scanning electron microscopy
Ana Amélia Bianchi E Silva1, Elaine Bauer Veeck, José Pedro Peixoto de Oliveira
1Department of Radiology, PUCRS.
Objectives:
the purpose of this study was to compare the chemical composition of four different shades (incisal/extra-light, A2, A3 and B3) of two packable resin composites (SOLITAIRE®, and PRODIGY CONDENSABLE TM).
Methods And Materials:
the specimens measured 4mm in diameter and 4mm in thickness. Five specimens were made for each shade of the materials. They were light cured for 40 seconds at a power of 600mW/cm². Subsequently, the specimens were removed from the plates and ground to powder and then pressed into holes measuring 4mm in diameter in a Teflon matrix, using the plates of the same material as base and cover. Specimens were evaluated under SEM with an x-ray detector for the spectroscopic test by energy dispersing.
Results:
the chemical components found in both materials were practically the same, but in different proportions. Carbon, Oxygen, Aluminum, Silica, Fluoride and Barium were found.
Conclusions:
the chemical composition of each same material varied according to each shade analyzed.
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