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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Quantitative assessment of surface microhardness of esthetic restorative materials after exposure to different immersion regimes in a cola drink: An in vitro study
Navroop Kaur Bajwa1, Anuradha Pathak2, Mahesh M Jingarwar3
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Punjab Civil Medical Services Dental, Mohali, Punjab, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
3 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Navroop Kaur Bajwa
House No. 1662, Sector-70, Mohali, Punjab
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2454-3160.202122
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Objective: To compare the effect of different immersion regimes in a cola drink on surface microhardness of esthetic restorative materials.
Subjects and Methods: Two hundred samples were grouped into four equal groups of fifty samples each: Group I - conventional glass ionomer, Group II – resin-modified glass ionomer, Group III - polyacid-modified resin composite, and Group IV - composite resin. Each group was further subdivided into five subgroups of ten samples each: Subgroup A - samples were kept immersed in artificial saliva. Subgroup B - samples were immersed in cola drink once a day. Subgroup C - samples were immersed in cola drink, three times a day. Subgroup D - Samples were immersed in cola drink five times a day. Subgroup E - samples were immersed in cola drink ten times a day. Each immersion lasted 5 min. The immersion protocol was repeated for 7 days.
Results: Maximum microhardness was seen in composite resin samples followed by conventional glass ionomer, polyacid-modified resin composite, and least microhardness was seen in resin-modified glass ionomer.
Conclusion: Resistance to change in surface microhardness was seen in the following sequence: Composite resin > polyacid-modified resin composite > resin-modified glass ionomer > conventional glass ionomer. |
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