Influence of ethanol concentration on softening tests for cross-link density evaluation of dental composites
AUTOR(ES)
Moraes, Rafael Ratto de, Schneider, Luis Felipe Jochims, Correr-Sobrinho, Lourenço, Consani, Simonides, Sinhoreti, Mário Alexandre Coelho
FONTE
Materials Research
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007-03
RESUMO
This study investigated the influence of ethanol concentration on softening tests for cross-link density evaluation (microhardness) of dental composites. Specimens of Filtek Z100 (3M ESPE) were light-activated by standard or pulse-delay methods. After initial Knoop hardness readings (KHN1), half of specimens (n = 10) for each irradiation method was stored in 100% ethanol, and half in 75% ethanol, during 24 hours, and hardness was determined anew. Hardness deterioration (DKHN) was recorded as the difference between pre and post-storage values. KHN1 data were submitted to one-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (alpha = 0.05), and hardness deterioration was analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (alpha= 0.05). For KHN1, no significant differences were detected between the activation modes (p = 0.697). Samples light-activated by the pulse-delay method presented significantly higher softening compared to the standard mode when samples were immersed in 100% ethanol. Conversely, no significant differences between curing modes were detected for samples stored in 75% ethanol.
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