Knoop microhardness and FT-Raman evaluation of composite resins: influence of opacity and photoactivation source

Autor: Luis Gustavo Barrotte Albino, José Augusto Rodrigues, Yoshio Kawano, Alessandra Cassoni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 267-273 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-8324
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242011000300013
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion by Knoop microhardness (KHN) and FT-Raman spectroscopy (FTIR) of one nanofilled (Filtek Supreme-3M-ESPE [FS]) and one microhybrid composite (Charisma-Heraeus-Kulzer [CH]), each with different opacities, namely enamel, dentin, and translucent, which were photo-activated by a quartz-tungsten-halogen lamp (QTH) and a light-emitting diode (LED). Resin was bulk inserted into a disc-shaped mold that was 2.0 mm thick and 4 mm in diameter, obtaining 10 samples per group. KHN and FTIR values were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey's tests (α = 0.05). Nanofilled resin activated by a LED presented higher microhardness values than samples activated by a QTH for dentin opacity (p < 0.05). The microhybrid resin showed no differences in KHN or FTIR values with different activation sources or opacity. The nanofilled dentin and enamel resins showed lower FTIR values than the translucent resin. The KHN values of the translucent resins were not influenced by the light source.
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