Influence of Layer Thickness and Shade on the Transmission of Light through Contemporary Resin Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Test Samples
2.2. Light Transmission Measurement
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Manufacturer | Composite | Composition |
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3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA | Filtek Supreme XTE | Filler: 72.5 wt.% (55.6 vol.%); zirconium oxide/silicon dioxide cluster (0.6–10 µm) consisting of 20 nm silicon and 4–11 nm zirconium particles, non- agglomerized/non-aggregated silicon nanofillers (20 nm), and zirconium nanofillers (4–11 nm) Matrix: Bis-GMA, BisEMA, UDMA, TEGDMA, PEGDMA |
Filtek Supreme XTE Flowable | Filler: 65 wt.% (46 vol.%); zirconium oxide/silicon dioxide cluster (0.6–10 µm) consisting of 20 nm silicon, 4–11 nm zirconium particles, ytterbium trifluoride (0.1–0.5 µm), non-agglomerized/non-aggregated surface-modified 20 nm silica filler, and 75 nm silica filler Matrix: Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, TEGDMA | |
Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein | Tetric EvoCeram | Filler: 75–76 wt.% (53–55 vol.%) inorganic fillers; barium glass, ytterbium trifluoride, mixed oxide (particle size of the inorganic fillers 40 nm–3000 nm, mean size 550 nm) and prepolymer (34 wt.%) Matrix: BisGMA, UDMA, ethoxylated Bis-EMA |
Tetric EvoFlow | Filler: 57. wt.% (30.7 vol.%) inorganic fillers; barium glass, ytterbium trifluoride, high-dispersion silicon dioxide, mixed oxide (particle size of the inorganic fillers 40 nm–3000 nm, mean size 550 nm), and prepolymer (20.4 wt.-%) Matrix: Bis-GMA, UDMA, DDDMA | |
Heraeus Kulzer, Hanau, Germany | Venus Diamond | Filler: 80–82 wt.% (64 vol.%); barium–aluminium fluoride glass, discrete nanoparticles (particle size: 5 nm–20 µm) Matrix: TCD-DI-HEA, UDMA |
Venus Diamond Flow | Filler: 65 wt.% (41 vol.%); barium–aluminium fluoride silicate glass, ytterbium trifluoride, and silicon dioxide (particle size: 20 nm–5 µm) Matrix: UDMA, EBADMA |
Composite | Universal | Dentin | Flowable |
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Filtek Supreme XTE | A1; A2; A3; A4 B2; B3 C2; C3 | A2; A4 | A2; A4 |
Tetric EvoCeram | A1; A2; A3; A4 B2; B3 C2; C3 | A2; A4 | A2; A4 |
Venus Diamond | A1; A2; A3; A4 B2; B3 C2; C3 | OL; OD | A2; A4 |
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Heyder, M.; Kranz, S.; Beck, J.; Wettemann, M.; Hennig, C.-L.; Schulze-Späte, U.; Sigusch, B.W.; Reise, M. Influence of Layer Thickness and Shade on the Transmission of Light through Contemporary Resin Composites. Materials 2024, 17, 1554. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071554
Heyder M, Kranz S, Beck J, Wettemann M, Hennig C-L, Schulze-Späte U, Sigusch BW, Reise M. Influence of Layer Thickness and Shade on the Transmission of Light through Contemporary Resin Composites. Materials. 2024; 17(7):1554. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071554
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeyder, Markus, Stefan Kranz, Julius Beck, Marlene Wettemann, Christoph-Ludwig Hennig, Ulrike Schulze-Späte, Bernd W. Sigusch, and Markus Reise. 2024. "Influence of Layer Thickness and Shade on the Transmission of Light through Contemporary Resin Composites" Materials 17, no. 7: 1554. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071554