Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies
(1) <b>Background:</b> Natural-looking dental restorations require careful selection of the restorative material, with color and translucency characteristics similar to the natural dental structures. (2) <b>Objectives:</b> This research aimed to evaluate if there is compatibi...
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| author | Elena Bianca Varvara Cristina Gasparik Javier Ruiz-López Alexandra Iulia Aghiorghiesei Bogdan Culic Diana Dudea |
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| description | (1) <b>Background:</b> Natural-looking dental restorations require careful selection of the restorative material, with color and translucency characteristics similar to the natural dental structures. (2) <b>Objectives:</b> This research aimed to evaluate if there is compatibility regarding the color and translucency between different commercial RBCs in different layering recipes. (3) <b>Methods</b>: Sixty 1 mm thick disk specimens were produced from three different RBCs: ESS (Essentia-GC), BEG (Brilliant Ever Glow-Coltene), and IPS (IPS Empress Direct-Ivoclar Vivadent). Three different opacities and translucencies (enamel, dentin, and opaque shades) from each system were used in four recipes (R1-enamel, R2-dentin, R3-enamel and dentin, R4-enamel, dentin, and opaque) to obtain single-, double-, and triple-layered samples, respecting the anatomical layering technique. CIE L*, a*, b*, C*, h<sup>0</sup> coordinates were recorded, and the relative translucency parameter (RTP<sub>00</sub>) was calculated. Further, the color differences (ΔE<sub>00</sub>) and the difference in translucencies ΔRTP<sub>00</sub> were analyzed between the materials and between the layered recipes. (4) <b>Results</b>: The CIE L* and h° color coordinates and RTP<sub>00</sub> showed significant differences among all three RBCs for all four recipes (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The decreasing order of translucency for each recipe was R1: ESS > BEG > IPS, R2 and R3: BEG > IPS > ESS, R4: BEG > ESS > IPS. Important differences were found in color and translucency among the recipes for each of the three RBCs tested (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The decreasing order of translucency for the tested RBCs was ESS: R1 > R3 > R4 > R2, BEG and IPS: R1 > R3 > R2 > R4. (5) <b>Conclusions:</b> No significant compatibility was observed in color and translucency among different layering recipes of the same composite materials nor between similar layering recipes when using different composites. The color differences between materials were more significant than the differences in translucency for each recipe. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c09a9140ee4e43528b2bd194991b99332025-08-20T02:17:20ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672025-04-0113417310.3390/dj13040173Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering StrategiesElena Bianca Varvara0Cristina Gasparik1Javier Ruiz-López2Alexandra Iulia Aghiorghiesei3Bogdan Culic4Diana Dudea5Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Optics, Faculty of Science, Campus de Fuente Nueva, Edificio Mecenas, University of Granada, ibs-Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania(1) <b>Background:</b> Natural-looking dental restorations require careful selection of the restorative material, with color and translucency characteristics similar to the natural dental structures. (2) <b>Objectives:</b> This research aimed to evaluate if there is compatibility regarding the color and translucency between different commercial RBCs in different layering recipes. (3) <b>Methods</b>: Sixty 1 mm thick disk specimens were produced from three different RBCs: ESS (Essentia-GC), BEG (Brilliant Ever Glow-Coltene), and IPS (IPS Empress Direct-Ivoclar Vivadent). Three different opacities and translucencies (enamel, dentin, and opaque shades) from each system were used in four recipes (R1-enamel, R2-dentin, R3-enamel and dentin, R4-enamel, dentin, and opaque) to obtain single-, double-, and triple-layered samples, respecting the anatomical layering technique. CIE L*, a*, b*, C*, h<sup>0</sup> coordinates were recorded, and the relative translucency parameter (RTP<sub>00</sub>) was calculated. Further, the color differences (ΔE<sub>00</sub>) and the difference in translucencies ΔRTP<sub>00</sub> were analyzed between the materials and between the layered recipes. (4) <b>Results</b>: The CIE L* and h° color coordinates and RTP<sub>00</sub> showed significant differences among all three RBCs for all four recipes (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The decreasing order of translucency for each recipe was R1: ESS > BEG > IPS, R2 and R3: BEG > IPS > ESS, R4: BEG > ESS > IPS. Important differences were found in color and translucency among the recipes for each of the three RBCs tested (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The decreasing order of translucency for the tested RBCs was ESS: R1 > R3 > R4 > R2, BEG and IPS: R1 > R3 > R2 > R4. (5) <b>Conclusions:</b> No significant compatibility was observed in color and translucency among different layering recipes of the same composite materials nor between similar layering recipes when using different composites. The color differences between materials were more significant than the differences in translucency for each recipe.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/13/4/173colortranslucencyresin compositescomposite layeringbiomimetic dentistry |
| spellingShingle | Elena Bianca Varvara Cristina Gasparik Javier Ruiz-López Alexandra Iulia Aghiorghiesei Bogdan Culic Diana Dudea Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies Dentistry Journal color translucency resin composites composite layering biomimetic dentistry |
| title | Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies |
| title_full | Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies |
| title_fullStr | Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies |
| title_short | Color and Translucency Compatibility Among Various Resin-Based Composites and Layering Strategies |
| title_sort | color and translucency compatibility among various resin based composites and layering strategies |
| topic | color translucency resin composites composite layering biomimetic dentistry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/13/4/173 |
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