The combined effect of light-illuminating direction and enamel rod orientation on color adjustment at the enamel borders of composite restorations.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of light-illuminating direction (from composite or enamel side) on color adjustment at the coronal and cervical enamel borders in composite restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty cylindrical holes (3.0-mm diameters) were prepared in bovine enamel disks (1.0-mm thickness). After application of a one-step self-etch adhesive, one of four resin composites (Estelite Asteria, EA; Estelite Pro, EP; Kalore, KA; Clearfil Majesty ES-2 Premium, MJ) was restored in the holes. After 24-h storage, the colors (L*, C*, or h* values) at the restored enamel disks over a black background were measured in a black box using a CIE XYZ camera, spotted with D65 standard illuminant either from coronal or cervical side at 45°/0° geometry. The color shifting rate was calculated at the coronal and cervical enamel borders of the composite restorations, and analyzed by three-way ANOVA with Dunnett's T3 and t test for post hoc analysis (p < 0.05). RESULTS: The light-illuminating directions significantly affected the L* shifting rate at the cervical enamel border in EP and MJ (p < 0.05), and the C* shifting rate at the coronal enamel border in EA, EP, and MJ (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The color appearance at the border of the composite restoration was influenced by the light-illuminating direction in conjunction with the enamel rod orientation in the coronal or cervical enamel border. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The line-of-vision angle would affect the perception of color adaptation at the enamel borders in the composite restorations.

Influence of enamel prism orientations on color shifting at the border of resin composite restorations.

This study aimed to investigate the influence of enamel prism orientations on color adjustment of resin composite restoration. The color measurements (L*, C*, or h* values) at the restored bovine enamel disk (1.0 mm-thick) with resin composite (Estelite Asteria, Estelite Pro, Kalore, Clearfil Majesty) were performed using a CIE XYZ camera (RC500). The color shifting rate and range at the coronal and cervical border were calculated. The coronal border was significantly lower L* and C* color shifting rate than the cervical border (p<0.05). The L* color shifting range was significantly affected by regions in the 3-mm cavity group (p<0.05), but not in the 1-mm cavity group (p>0.05), while the C* color shifting range was not significantly affected by regions (p>0.05). The coronal enamel border with diagonal-cut of enamel prisms would have an advantage for color adjustment of resin composite restorations compared to the cervical border with longitudinal-cut of enamel prisms.

Effect of enamel margin configuration on color change of resin composite restoration.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of enamel margin configuration on color change of resin composite restoration. Enamel disks of 1.0 mm-thick were sliced from sixty bovine anterior teeth and divided into three groups by margin configuration (non-bevel, 45-degree bevel and 45-degree reverse-bevel). The color measurements (L*C*h* values) at the restored bovine enamel disk with resin composite (Estelite Asteria, Estelite Pro, Kalore, Clearfil Majesty) were performed using a digital camera with CIE XYZ color gamut (RC500). All the resin composite restorations with non-beveled and beveled cavities significantly increased L* values compared with the control composite disks (p<0.05). The bevel preparation increased L* values toward the enamel-composite border with gentle inclination, while the reverse-bevel preparation was significantly lower L* values at the enamel-composite border than the non-bevel preparation (p<0.05). Enamel margin configuration affected color shifting of resin composite restoration and color adjustment of the border.