ABSTRACT
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a dureza de um cimento resinoso dual autoadesivo (RelyX U200) e um cimento resinoso dual convencional (RelyX ARC) fotoativados sob materiais restauradores indiretos, utilizando unidades fotoativadoras com diferentes comprimentos de ondas (LED Elipar Freelight 2, LED Bluephase, Laser AccuCure 3000TM), por meio de teste de nanoendentação. Para a obtenção dos espécimes foram utilizados incisivos bovinos que após profilaxia, foram submetidos a cortes no limite amelo-cementário para a separação da porção coronária. Após inclusão, os espécimes foram submetidos ao desgaste para exposição de dentina e padronização do substrato. Para simular clinicamente restaurações indiretas foram confeccionadas peças em cerâmica IPS e.max® Press (Ivoclar Vivadent) e em resina composta indireta SR Adoro (Ivoclar Vivadent) que foram cimentadas nas superfícies dentinárias. Os espécimes foram seccionados longitudinalmente em baixa velocidade e constante irrigação e polidos em politriz. Foi estabelecido um grupo controle positivo, no qual o cimento foi fotoativado sem a interposição de material restaurador indireto e um grupo controle negativo, no qual, após a cimentação do material restaurador indireto, a fotoativação foi suprimida, ocorrendo apenas a polimerização química do cimento. Todos os espécimes foram armazenados em água destilada a 37°C durante 7 dias e após esse período, foram submetidos ao teste de nanoendentação na linha de cimentação, com o auxílo do ultra-microdurômetro (Shimadzu Dynamic Ultra Micro Hardness Tester). O ciclo aplicado foi de 100mN. Foram realizadas cinco nanoendentações em cada espécime, cujas médias resultaram nos valores de cada superfície. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à Análise de Variância e Teste de Tukey (p<0,05). Pode se concluir que o cimento RelyX ARC apresentou maiores valores de dureza do que o RelyX U200 e este foi mais dependente da fotoativação para alcançar uma polimerização adequada. A dureza dos cimentos resinosos avaliados foi influenciada negativamente pela interposição do material restaurador indireto e apenas os LEDs foram capazes de manter o mesmo grau de polimerização dos cimentos quando interposto um material restaurador indireto.
This study aimed to evaluate the hardness of a dual cure self-adhesive resin cement (RelyX U200) and a dual cure conventional resin cement (RelyX ARC) light curing units with different wavelengths (Elipar Freelight 2 LED, Bluephase LED, AccuCure 3000TM Laser) through nanoindentadion test. To obtain the specimens bovine incisors were used after prophylaxis. The tooth were sectioned at the limit amelocement for the separation of the coronal portion. After inclusion, the dentin surface of the specimens were exposed to standardize the substrate. To clinically simulate indirect restorations ceramic pieces were made (IPS e.max® Press/Ivoclar Vivadent) and indirect composite resin (SR Adoro/Ivoclar Vivadent) were cemented on dentin surfaces. The specimens were sectioned longitudinally at low speed with constant irrigation and polished. A positive control group was stablished, in which the cement was light cured without the interposition of indirect restorative material, and a negative control group, in which, after cementation of the indirect restorative material, the light curing was removed, occurring only the chemical polymerization of the cement. All specimens were stored in distilled water at 37°C for 7 days. Nanoindentadion hardness of the cement layer was measured under 100mN load (Shimadzu Dynamic Ultra Micro Hardness Tester). Five nanoindentations in each specimen were obtained, which resulted in the average values of each surface. Data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey test (p<0,05). RelyX ARC pesented higher values of hardness than RelyX U200 and this was more dependent on the polymerization. The hardness of the evaluated resin cements was negatively influenced by the interposition of an indirect restorative material and only the LEDs were able to maintain the same degree of polymerization of the cement when an indirect restorative material was used.
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Cementation , Resin Cements/pharmacology , Dental MaterialsABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of indirect restorative materials (IRMs) and light-curing units (LCUs) on the micro hardness of dual-cured resin cement. Materials and Methods: A total of 36 cylindrical samples (2 mm thick) were prepared with dual-cured resin cement (Relyx ARC) photo-activated with either a QTH (Optilight Plus) for 40s or a LED (Radii) light-curing unit for 65s. Photo-activation was performed through the 2-mm- thick IRMs and the samples were divided into six groups (n=6) according to the combination of veneering materials (without, ceramic and indirect resin) and LCUs (QTH and LED). In the control group, the samples were light-cured with a QTH unit without the interposition of any restorative material. Vickers micro hardness test was performed on the top and bottom surfaces of each sample (load of 50 g for 15 secs). The data were statistically analyzed using a three-way ANOVA followed by Tukey x s post-hoc test ( P < 0.05). Results: There were no statistically significant differences on the top surface between the light curing-units ( P > 0.05); however, the LED provided greater hardness on the bottom surface when a ceramic material was used ( P < 0.05). The mean hardness in photo-activated samples, in which there was no interposition of indirect materials, was significantly greater ( P < 0.01). Conclusions: It may be concluded that the interposition of the restorative material decreased the micro hardness in the deeper cement layer. Such decrease, however, was lower when the ceramic was interposed and the cement light-cured with LED.