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Burcu Günal Abduljalil1, Salim Ongun1, Özay Önöral1
1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkey.
Objective:
It was aimed to evaluate the effect of various surface-conditioning methods on the translucency and color properties of resin-matrix ceramics (RMCs) with different types and thicknesses.
Materials And Methods:
Rectangle-shaped RMCs were prepared from Voco Grandio, Brilliant Crios, Lava Ultimate, GC Cerasmart, and Vita Enamic blocks at 0.5 and 1.0 mm thicknesses. Specimens were divided into four groups: control, airborne-particle abrasion (APA), 2 and 3 W Er, Cr:YSGG laser irradiations (L2W , L3W ) (n = 15). The color values of specimens were recorded before and after surface-conditioning using a spectrophotometer. The translucency parameter (RTP00 ) and color difference (ΔE00 ) values were calculated. Data were statistically analyzed using three-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests.
Results:
The translucencies of RMCs decreased after all surface-conditioning procedures. L caused more decline in translucency of materials than APA. All ΔE00 values were under the acceptability threshold except for APA-applied Voco Grandio at 0.5 mm. Differences in ΔE00 values between APA and L3W groups were significant (P˂0.05); while differences between L2W and L3W groups were insignificant (P > .05). In all experimental groups, ΔE00 values decreased with increasing thickness of RMCs.
Conclusions:
L and APA significantly affected the translucency and color properties of RMCs. APA was found more favorable than L.
Clinical Significance:
Clinicians should carefully use surface conditioning methods, considering their impact on the optical characteristics of RMCs, especially when the restoration is thin.
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