Introduction: The color stability of composite resins is a fundamental factor in their clinical behavior. Objective: To evaluate the color stability of composite resins of different colors exposed to a colabased soft drink after different storage periods. Additionally, three methacrylate-based materials and one silorane-based material were evaluated. Material and methods: Specimens of three met...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of compositional variables and temperature (25°C and 37°C) on the rheological properties of contemporary resin composites. METHODS Fourteen commercial resin composites with different resin matrices of Bis-GMA and TEGDMA, different filler loading (41-65, v/v) and particle sizes (ranging 5nm to 20μm) were studied using a parallel plate rheometer. Shear sweep measur...

BACKGROUND Dental composites are one of the most desired restorative materials today. Composite materials can be bonded successfully to human tooth enamel; however, developing the same degree of adhesion to dentin or cementum is a more challenging task. Polymerization contraction stress of dental composites is often associated with marginal and interfacial failures of bonded restorations. The m...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine if flowable composites can be used as pit and fissure sealants without bonding agents. METHODS Three flowable composites (Filtek Flow, Tetric Flow, Charmfil Flow) and a filled sealant (Ultraseal XT Plus) were used. The patterns of resin tag formation in the 4 sealant materials were compared using scanning electron microscopy. For the microleakage...

This study evaluated the shear bond strengths of orthodontic brackets bonded to human premolars using five different combinations of flowable composites and one-step self-etching adhesives (n=12): (1) Adper Easy Bond+Filtek Supreme XT Flow; (2) Futurabond NR+Grandio Flow; (3) Clearfil S3 Bond+Clearfil Majesty Flow; (4) AdheSE One+Tetric EvoFlow; and (5) Transbond Plus Self Etching Primer+Transb...

This study aimed to compare marginal adaptation in enamel and dentin before after aging of laser vs. bur-prepared mixed class V cavities restored by different restorative systems. Seventy two caries-free human molars were distributed nine experimental groups; prepared using lasers: a handpiece -integrated 2.94 μm Er:YAG at 4.5 W, 300 mJ, 0.75 50 mJ with 15 Hz (LiteTouch, Light Instruments, Isra...

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties a short fiber-reinforced resin composite: everX-Posterior compare it with two bulk-fill composites, namely, Filtek Bulk-fill Beautifil-Bulk, which are intended for large posterior restorations.

BACKGROUND Despite the growing tendency toward tooth-colored restorations in dentistry, polymerization shrinkage and subsequent marginal microleakage remains a problem. The aim of this in vitro study was to compare microleakage between silorane-based and methacrylate-based composite resins at different time intervals and with different restorative techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this in ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the color stability, translucency and hardness eight different composite resins, after thermal cycling immersion in beverages. Six light-cured dimethacrylate-based (Clearfil Majesty Esthetic, Clearfil Posterior, Grandio, Grandio Flow, Arabesk Top, Valux Plus), an ormocer (Admira) a silorane-based (Filtek Silorane) were tested study. Fifteen samples (8x2 mm) ...