Material properties and bioactivity of a resin infiltrant functionalized with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes

Autor: M F, Paiva, M, Rizk, J P, Pessan, M, Kreutz, B, Rohland, R, Biehl, A, Stadler, J, Stellbrink, A, Wiegand
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Dental Materials. 38:1900-1909
ISSN: 0109-5641
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2022.09.020
Popis: To investigate the effect of methacrylate polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS-8) on various material properties and mineral precipitation potential of a resin infiltrant.A TEGDMA-based resin infiltrant was mixed with 0.5, 1, 3, 5 or 10 wt% POSS-8 or left unchanged (control). Degree of conversion (DC), water sorption (WS), viscosity, elastic modulus (E-modulus), flexural strength (FS), Knoop microhardness (KHN) and softening ratio (SR) were assessed. Growth of calcium phosphate (Ca/P) precipitates infiltrant-treated bovine enamel and dentin specimens immersed in artificial saliva or artificial dentinal fluid, respectively, for 28 days was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. For viscosity assessment, pure TEGDMA filled with 0-10 wt% POSS-8 was used. Statistical analyses were performed using ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc tests (p 0.05).POSS-8 did not change the flexural strength, water sorption and softening ratio. The apparent degree of conversion was increased at lower concentrations only while E-modulus remained constant in almost all groups. The particles led to a slight decrease of KHN at concentrations below 3%. The effect on viscosity is comparable to the reinforcement effect. Ca/P precipitates formed on dentin specimens treated with POSS-8-filled infiltrant after 4 weeks of immersion, but were not detected on the control infiltrant. The mineral precipitation on enamel was not improved by POSS-8.POSS-8 particles did not worsen the material properties of the resin infiltrant, while the Ca/P precipitation on dentin was stimulated.
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