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e22 dental materials 26S (2010) e1–e84<br />

46<br />

Is pre-heated microhybrid composite effective as a inlay luting<br />

agent?<br />

F. Cerutti 1 , M. Gagliani 2 , A. Cerutti 1<br />

1 University <strong>of</strong> Brescia, Italy<br />

2 University <strong>of</strong> Milan, Italy<br />

Objectives: The long-term outcomes <strong>of</strong> composite inlays<br />

are influenced by adhesive luting; dual-curing and light curing<br />

materials are available for this procedure, however light<br />

contribution still plays a key-role when luting thick inlays.<br />

To obtain a high degree <strong>of</strong> conversion (DC), good handling<br />

and marginal quality, pre-heating <strong>of</strong> micro-hybrid light-curing<br />

composites was introduced. Aim <strong>of</strong> this study was to evaluate<br />

<strong>the</strong> DC <strong>of</strong> a pre-heated composite compared to a standard<br />

dual-curing luting material, both cured below inlays by means<br />

<strong>of</strong> a traditional Halogen curing lamp (QTH) and two LED<br />

curing devices. The null hypo<strong>the</strong>sis was to find no difference<br />

among <strong>the</strong> materials DC, independently from <strong>the</strong> curing<br />

source employed, <strong>the</strong> inlay thickness and <strong>the</strong> power/time<br />

combinations <strong>of</strong> light-curing units.<br />

<strong>Materials</strong> and methods: 90 inlays 1 <strong>of</strong> increasing thickness<br />

(2 mm × 3mm× 4 mm) were prepared in a custom<br />

template, <strong>the</strong>n randomly split into 3 groups (n = 5) and<br />

luted on glass slides with two different composites: a dualcure<br />

luting cement 2 and a 54 ◦ C pre-heated microhybrid<br />

composite. 3 Light-curing was performed with three LCUs 4,5,6<br />

providing a constant energy density (48J). DC was assessed<br />

with a micro-Raman Dilor-HR-Labram spectrometer, <strong>the</strong>n<br />

ANOVA and post hoc Student–Neumann test were performed<br />

(˛ = 0.05).<br />

Results: Mean DC and SD are shown.<br />

QTH<br />

800 mW/cm2 for 60 s<br />

Venus Variolink<br />

II<br />

LED<br />

800 mW/cm 2<br />

for 60 s<br />

Venus Variolink<br />

II<br />

LED<br />

1200 mW/cm2 for 40 s<br />

Venus Variolink<br />

II<br />

2 mm 69.6 (2.12) 73.6(5.7) 69.6 (2.12) 82.3 (3.38) 71.8 (5.55) 85.1 (3.57)<br />

3 mm 66.8 (2.56) 65.9 (11.7) 64.8 (4.99) 78 (2.74) 70.4 (4.05) 80.9 (1.74)<br />

4 mm 59.4 (3.66) 63.9 (6.54) 59 (6.09) 71.2 (5.11) 66.6 (2.9) 76.5 (2.11)<br />

As expected, DC decreases as <strong>the</strong> inlay thickness increases.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> same power LED performed better than QTH in dualcuring<br />

cement; increased power got better results both in<br />

composite and in dual-cure luting cement.<br />

Conclusions: Pre-heated micro-hybrid composite could<br />

be reliably converted under composite inlays <strong>of</strong> increasing<br />

thickness and could be effective for composite inlays luting<br />

procedure.<br />

doi:10.1016/j.dental.2010.08.054<br />

1 Signum, Heraeus (shade A2).<br />

2 Variolink II, Ivoclar-Vivadent.<br />

3 Venus, Heraeus.<br />

4 SwissMaster Light, EMS.<br />

5 Bluephase C8, Ivoclar-Vivadent.<br />

6 Bluephase G2, Ivoclar-Vivadent.<br />

Table 1<br />

Tested<br />

flowable<br />

composites<br />

Low<br />

compliance<br />

(MPa)<br />

High<br />

compliance<br />

(MPa)<br />

Degree <strong>of</strong><br />

conversion<br />

(%DC)<br />

Filtek Supreme XT<br />

Flowable<br />

Restorative<br />

3.39 ± 0.39d 1.58 ± 0.26c 64 ± 3AB Venus Diamond flow 1.17 ± 0.35bc 0.58 ± 0.20a 69 ± 2B Revolution Formula 2 1.03 ± 0.23b 0.61 ± 0.08a 64 ± 3AB Means followed by same superscript (small letter for stress values,<br />

capital letter for DC values) indicate no statistical difference at <strong>the</strong><br />

95% confidence level (p < 0.05).<br />

47<br />

Evaluation <strong>of</strong> polymerization stress correlated with <strong>the</strong> extent<br />

<strong>of</strong> polymerization <strong>of</strong> flowable composites<br />

B. Codan, L. Breschi, E. de Stefano Dorigo, M. Cadenaro<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Trieste, Italy<br />

Objectives: The aim <strong>of</strong> this study was to measure <strong>the</strong> contraction<br />

stress and degree <strong>of</strong> conversion (DC) <strong>of</strong> three flowable<br />

resin composites using a halogen curing-light. Stress values<br />

were analyzed using two measurement systems <strong>of</strong> varying<br />

compliance and correlated with <strong>the</strong> DC <strong>of</strong> each composite.<br />

<strong>Materials</strong> and methods: <strong>Materials</strong> tested were: Venus Diamond<br />

flow (Heraeus Kulzer), Revolution Formula 2 (Kerr<br />

Corporation, Orange, CA, USA); Filtek Supreme XT Flowable<br />

Restorative (3M ESPE, ST Paul, MN, USA). Composites were<br />

polymerized with a halogen curing unit (Elipar 2500, 3M ESPE,<br />

500 mW/cm2 ) for 40 s. Contraction stress was measured using<br />

a universal testing machine with an extensometer as a feedback<br />

system and a stress-analyzer with no feedback. The<br />

contraction force (N) generated during polymerization was<br />

continuously recorded for 300 s after photo-initiation. Contraction<br />

stress (MPa) was calculated at 300 s. Micro-Raman was<br />

used to calculate <strong>the</strong> DC <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tested materials. Data were statistically<br />

analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc<br />

test (˛ = 0.05).<br />

Results: Stress values scored as follows: Venus Diamond<br />

flow = Revolution Formula 2 < X-flow (Table 1; p < 0.05), with<br />

both measuring systems. The universal testing machine gave<br />

higher contraction stress than <strong>the</strong> stress-analyzer for each<br />

flowable (p < 0.05). Venus diamond flow showed <strong>the</strong> highest DC<br />

among <strong>the</strong> tested materials, however no correlation between<br />

DC and stress values was observed.<br />

Conclusions: Despite a high DC, <strong>the</strong> flowable composite<br />

Venus diamond flow showed <strong>the</strong> lowest stress value irrespective<br />

from <strong>the</strong> measurement system. Fur<strong>the</strong>r investigations<br />

are needed to clarify if <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> low-shrinkage nano-hybrid<br />

flowable can be clinically effective in <strong>the</strong> long lasting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

restoration.<br />

doi:10.1016/j.dental.2010.08.055

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