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BACKGROUND: Surface roughness associated with improper finishing/polishing of restorations can result in plaque accumulation, gingival irritation, surface staining, and poor esthetic of restored teeth. The study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of various finishing and polishing systems and time using various procedures on surface roughness of some esthetic restorative materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this in vitro study, samples of two composite materials, compomer and glass ionomer cement (GIC) materials, were fabricated. Finishing and polishing were done immediately (n = 40) and after 1 week (n = 40) using four systems (diamond bur + soflex discs; diamond bur + Astropol polishing brush; tungsten carbide bur + soflex discs; tungsten carbide bur + Astropol polishing brush). Surface roughness was measured using surface profilometer. Data were statistically analyzed by t-test (for each material and time period) and one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post hoc (for finishing and polishing systems) at a significant level of P < 0.05. RESULTS: Analysis of time period, irrespective of finishing and polishing system showed that Ra values were greater (P < 0.05) in delayed polishing in GIC > Z100 > Filtek P90 > Dyract AP, suggesting immediate polishing is better. Among the materials, Filtek P90 had the least Ra values indicating the smoothest surface among all materials, followed by Z100, Dyract AP, and GIC. Comparison of polishing and finishing systems irrespective of materials showed that Ra values were lower (P > 0.05) in diamond + Astropol combination whereas diamond + soflex had the greatest Ra values. CONCLUSION: It might be concluded that: (i) Filtek P90 showed least Ra values followed by < Z100 < Dyract < GIC; (ii) immediate (24 h) finishing/polishing of materials is better than delayed; and (iii) among all these polishing systems, diamond bur-Astropol and Astrobrush showed good surface finish.
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El propósito de este artículo es mostrar una alternativa más dentro de las que en la actualidad existen para restaurar la zona anterior, mediante el uso de coronas de acero cromo con un frente estético ceramizado mediante Art-glass®. Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de sexo masculino de 1 año y 10 meses de edad, el cual presenta caries por alimentación infantil, con destrucción coronal de los cuatro incisivos temporales superiores. El plan de tratamiento consistió en el tratamiento pulpar mediante la realización de una pulpectomía para obturar el conducto con Vitapex®, dos pulpotomías y la restauración de los cuatro dientes anteriores mediante la colocación de coronas de acero cromo con Art-glass®. Estas coronas son una excelente opción para una restauración estética, debido a que se cuenta con una gran gama de colores, es de fácil fabricación y al ser una técnica indirecta, nos permite dejar un espacio libre de cerómero para lograr un buen ajuste coronal.
The aim of this article is to present an additional alternative to restore the anterior zone, using crowns of steel chromium with a ceromer aesthetic front by means of Art-glass®. It is presented a clinical report of a masculine patient of 1 year 10 months of age, with early childhood dental caries, with coronal destruction of the four deciduous superior incisors. The treatment planning consisted of pulpar treatment with pulpectomy and endodontic obturation with Vitapex®, two pulpotomies and the restoration of these with steel chromium crowns with Art-glass®. These crowns are an excellent option for an aesthetic restoration, because of its great variety of colors, its easy manufacture, and being an indirect technique allows leaving a free space of ceromer to obtain a good coronal adjustment.
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Infant , Ceramics , Cuspid , Crowns , Esthetics, Dental , Dental CariesABSTRACT
Objective: To study the effect of cementation materials on the fracture resistance of metal free premolar Artglass crown. Methods: Thirty extracted human maxillary premolars were regularly prepared for cementation. Artglass crowns were cemented onto the teeth with zinc phosphate cement (ZnP), glass ionomer cement(GIC)or a resinous cement in combination with a dentinal bonding agent. Each of the cementation material was applied in 10 premolars. Artificial crowns were vertically loaded until the Artglass crowns compressed to failure. Significant differences of fracture loads between experimental groups were assessed by paired t test. Results: The fracture load(N) of ZnP, GIC and resinous cement were 1 743.1 ?383.4, 1 682.4?613.7 and 2 226.9?270.1 respectively( P
