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Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom1, Mahmoud Bahari1,2, Soodabeh Kimyai1
1Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Background:
Considering the few studies on the effect of bleaching protocols on the color properties of a newly developed monochromatic universal composite resin, the present study evaluated the effect of different bleaching protocols on the color change and translucency of Omnichroma (OMN) composite resin.
Methods:
In this laboratory study, 45 cylindrical OMN composite resin disks with a diameter of 10 mm and a thickness of 2 mm were used. The samples were randomly divided into three groups (n=15) based on the bleaching protocols: group 1: 40% hydrogen peroxide (HP) for 20 minutes, twice a day for three sessions one week apart; group 2: 20% carbamide peroxide (CP) for 8 hours a day, for 14 consecutive days; group 3: 40% HP with Nd:YAG laser (HP+Nd:YAG laser) applied on the gel for 30 seconds twice. Baseline and post-bleaching measurements of color parameters were done using a Vita Easyshade spectrophotometer. Data was analyzed using paired-samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and post hoc Tukey tests (P<0.05).
Results:
All the bleaching protocols significantly changed the color (P<0.001) and translucency (P<0.001) parameters. CP caused the most color changes (P<0.05) and translucency (P<0.05), which were significant, and color and translucency changes caused by HP and HP+Nd:YAG laser were not significant (P>0.05).
Conclusion:
Bleaching caused a noticeable change in the color and translucency of the OMN composite resin. The effect of the at-home bleaching protocol was greater than the in-office ones.
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