The effects of various finishing materials on the gloss and the color change of indirect prosthetic resin composites.

The effect of different polishing materials on the surface texture and the color change of indirect prosthetic resin composite materials exposed to a staining agent was studied. Six different resin composites were polished using the same procedures and were measured for the gloss. After exposed to a coffee solution, the changes were measured on the color properties. The six different types of resin composites were further divided into four groups of eight specimens each for the different surface polishing procedure. The gloss was measured by a gloss meter (TC-108D, Tokyo-Densyoku, Tokyo, Japan) with an angle of 45 degrees and expressed in gloss units (GU). Before and after exposure to the staining agent, the color measurements of all specimens were recorded with a colorimeter (TC-1800MKII, Tokyo-Densyoku, Tokyo, Japan) using CIE L* a* b*. All specimens were stored in the coffee solution for 5 weeks at 37 degrees C. Most of the resin composites showed the highest gloss and staining resistances when the fine silicone diamond polishing point was used. The results of this study suggested that there are differences in the gloss and the color changes depending on the filler type and the composition of the polishing materials.