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Effects of cigarette smoke on color change of resin composites
Gustavo Frainer Barbosa1, Sabrina Santos1
1Lutheran University of Brazil, Torres, RS, Brazil.
Purpose:
To evaluate the color change caused by cigarette smoke in both microhybrid and nanohybrid resin composites of three different manufacturers (Z100, Z350, Charisma, and Opallis).
Methods:
Samples of microhybrid (n= 40) and nanohybrid (n= 40) resin composites (A2) were prepared for each resin brand, totaling 240 samples. The samples were divided into subgroups: Control: control group without exposure; C5: five cigarettes, 25 minutes/ exposure; C10: 10 cigarettes, 50 minutes/ exposure; C20: 20 cigarettes, 100 minutes/ exposure. The samples were then photographed and color change was measured by a computerized image analysis. L*a*b* values were obtained and color change was calculated. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to examine data normality; color change associated with an individual brand and the number of smoked cigarettes was analyzed with differentiation across the groups by the Tukey test (P≤ 0.05). The student t-test (P≤ 0.05) was used for the differentiation of inorganic fillers.
Results:
The color change was significant between five and 10 cigarettes (P= 0.01), between five and 20 cigarettes (P= 0.000), and not significant between 10 and 20 cigarettes (P= 0.585). Charisma showed a significant color change when compared to Opallis (P= 0.008) and Z100 and Z350 (P= 0.000).
Clinical Significance:
Different brands, inorganic fillers, and number of smoked cigarettes are variables that influence color change of resin composites. Nanohybrid resins Z100, Z350, and Opallis exhibited less color variation when they were exposed to cigarette smoke.
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