Influência de substâncias com pH ácido sobre a microdureza de resinas compostas / Influence of substances with acid pH on composite resins microhardness

Resinas compostas são materiais restauradores estéticos amplamente utilizados na Odontologia, e mudanças de pH podem promover alterações superficiais nesses compósitos, comprometendo suas características iniciais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar, in vitro, o efeito de bebidas com baixo pH sobre o compósito de nanopartículas ICE (SDI) e o de micropartículas Durafill VS (Heraeus Kulzer). Os materiais foram avaliados quanto à microdureza superficial obtida por meio de ensaio de microdureza Vickers. Foram confeccionados quinze corpos-de-provacom 11 mm de diâmetro e 2 mm de espessura, de cada material restaurador. Os corpos-de-prova foram mantidos em condições de armazenamento nas seguintes substâncias: Gatorade® (pH 2,8) ; Coca-Cola® (pH 2,4) e água destilada (pH 6,0; grupo controle) sob temperatura de 37ºC, sendo os meios de imersão trocados a cada 24 horas. Cinco corpos-de-prova de cada material foram imersos nas bebidas testadas e acompanhados por períodos de 24 horas, 7, 14 e 21 dias. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à Análise de Variância Multifatorial e teste Tukey. Houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes (p<0,05) para o fator meio, material e tempo, bem como para a interação entre estes. A água destilada resultou em maiores valores de microdureza, seguidada Coca-Cola® e Gatorade®. Os maiores valores de microdureza foram obtidos no baseline, seguido de 7, 14 e 21 dias. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p>0,05) entre os tempos 14 e 21 dias. Concluiu-se que o compósito nanoparticulado obteve melhores resultados e que pH ácido associado a tempo de imersão progressivo altera significativamente a microdureza superficial dos compósitos avaliados.

Resin composites are aesthetic restorative materials widely used in Dentistry and changes in pH can promote amendments in composite surface, compromising their initial characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in vitro, the effect of low pH beverages on two commerciallyavailable materials, the composite resins ICE (SDI) and Durafill VS (Heraeus Kulzer). The materials were evaluated for surface microhardness obtained by Vickers microhardness testing. Fifteen samples were prepared with 11 mm diameter and 2 mm thick, each restorative material. The samples were kept in storage conditions of the following substances: Gatorade ® (pH 2,9); Coca-Cola ® (pH 2,2) and distilled water (pH 6,0; control group) under temperature of 37 ° C, and theenvironment of immersing exchanged every 24 hours. Five samples of each material were immersed in the beverages tested and monitored for periods of 24 hours, 7, 14 and 21 days. The results were submitted to multifactorial analysis of variance and Tukey test. There were statistically significant differences (p <0.05) for factors environment, material and time, and for the interaction betweenthem. The distilled water resulted in higher values of microhardness, followed by Coca-Cola® and Gatorade®. The highest values of microhardness were obtained at baseline, followed by 7, 14 and21 days. There was no statistically significant difference (p> 0,05) between the times of 14 and 21days. It was concluded that the nanocomposite better results and that the acidic pH associated withprogressive immersion time significantly alter the microhardness of the composites evaluated.

Improving clinical retention of one-step self-etching adhesive systems with an additional hydrophobic adhesive layer.

BACKGROUND: The durability of restorations bonded with one-step self-etching (OSSE) adhesive systems is inferior compared with that of restorations bonded with conventional adhesives. The authors conducted an 18-month randomized clinical study to evaluate the clinical performance of two OSSE systems in noncarious cervical lesions applied as recommended or with an extra layer of hydrophobic adhesive layer after 18 months of clinical service. METHODS: Thirty participants, each of whom had at least two pairs of similar-sized noncarious cervical lesions, took part in this study. The authors placed 120 restorations, 30 in each of four groups: Clearfil S3 Bond (Kuraray, Osaka, Japan) (CS) and iBond Gluma inside (Heraeus Kulzer, Hanau, Germany) (IB), and Clearfil S3 Bond (CSB) and iBond Gluma inside (IBB) with an extra layer of hydrophobic adhesive applied on top of them. They placed the restorations incrementally, using a resin-based composite. The authors evaluated the restorations at baseline and at 18 months following modified U.S. Public Health Service criteria. RESULTS: At 18 months, the retention rate for the IB group was statistically lower than those for the CS, IBB and CSB groups. Marginal discoloration occurred in all groups and was statistically worse in the IB group. CONCLUSIONS: The conversion of the iBond Gluma inside and Clearfil S3 Bond adhesive systems into two-step systems by means of applying an extra hydrophobic adhesive layer improved the clinical performance of these materials after 18 months of clinical service. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The application of an extra hydrophobic adhesive layer over OSSE adhesive systems, layers improved the OSSE systems clinical performance, mainly in terms of retention rate.