TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of the wear and flexural characteristics of flowable resin composites for posterior lesions
AU - Sumino, Natsu
AU - Tsubota, Keishi
AU - Takamizawa, Toshiki
AU - Shiratsuchi, Koji
AU - Miyazaki, Masashi
AU - Latta, Mark A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported, in part, by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 23592810 and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 23792186 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. This project was also supported, in part, by the Sato Fund and by a grant from the Dental Research Centre of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Japan.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Objectives. To determine the localized wear and flexural properties of flowable resin composites for posterior lesions compared with universal resin composites produced by the same manufacturers. Methods. Ten specimens of each of three flowable resins, G-ænial Universal Flo, G-ænial Flo and Clearfil Majesty Flow, and the corresponding resin composite materials, Kalore and Clearfil Majesty Esthetics, were prepared in custom fixtures and subjected to 400,000 wear machine cycles to simulate localized wear. The total maximum depth and volume loss of the wear facets was calculated for each specimen using a profilometer. A three-point bending test was performed to determine the flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and resilience. Values were statistically compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) test. Results. The wear depth ranged from 58.3-126.9 m and the volumetric loss ranged from 0.019-0.049 mm, with significant differences observed between restorative materials. The wear depth of G-ænial Universal Flo was significantly smaller than those of the other resin composites tested. The flexural strengths and elastic modulus ranged from 90.5-135.1 MPa and from 4.7-7.6 GPa, respectively. A significantly greater flexural strength and higher elastic modulus was found for G-ænial Universal Flo than the other composites. Conclusions. The wear and mechanical properties of the flowable resin composites tested suggested improved performance compared with universal resin composites.
AB - Objectives. To determine the localized wear and flexural properties of flowable resin composites for posterior lesions compared with universal resin composites produced by the same manufacturers. Methods. Ten specimens of each of three flowable resins, G-ænial Universal Flo, G-ænial Flo and Clearfil Majesty Flow, and the corresponding resin composite materials, Kalore and Clearfil Majesty Esthetics, were prepared in custom fixtures and subjected to 400,000 wear machine cycles to simulate localized wear. The total maximum depth and volume loss of the wear facets was calculated for each specimen using a profilometer. A three-point bending test was performed to determine the flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and resilience. Values were statistically compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) test. Results. The wear depth ranged from 58.3-126.9 m and the volumetric loss ranged from 0.019-0.049 mm, with significant differences observed between restorative materials. The wear depth of G-ænial Universal Flo was significantly smaller than those of the other resin composites tested. The flexural strengths and elastic modulus ranged from 90.5-135.1 MPa and from 4.7-7.6 GPa, respectively. A significantly greater flexural strength and higher elastic modulus was found for G-ænial Universal Flo than the other composites. Conclusions. The wear and mechanical properties of the flowable resin composites tested suggested improved performance compared with universal resin composites.
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U2 - 10.3109/00016357.2012.734405
DO - 10.3109/00016357.2012.734405
M3 - Article
C2 - 23638859
AN - SCOPUS:84877247313
VL - 71
SP - 820
EP - 827
JO - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
SN - 0001-6357
IS - 3-4
ER -