The shade of restorative materials is very important for successful restoration esthetically harmonized with the natural tooth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the color stability and the opacity change of conventional chemical setting and visible light curing glass-ionomer cements for restorative esthetic filling. Specimens of each brand (GC Fuji Ⅱ and Fuji Ⅱ LC) were uniformly prepared and divided into three groups: In group 1(control group), the specimens received no surface treatment; in group 2, the specimens were coated with varnish and the excess gently blown off; and in group 3, the specimens were coated with light-cured bonding resin and irradiated by a visible light curing unit for 20 seconds on both sides.
All specimens were stored in distilled water at 37℃ and checked after for 24 hours, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 8 months.
The color characteristics(L^*, a^*, b^*) and the opacity(Y%) of all the samples were measured by a spectrocolorimeter and the total color differences(ΔE^*) and opacity changes(ΔY%) were computed.
The following results were obtained:
1. The total color differences in all groups increased with time.
2. The total color differences of the LC groups after immersion for 8 months in distilled water at 37℃ were lower than those of GC groups(p<0.01), and the total color differences of the varnish or the light-cured bonding resin coated groups were lower than those of the control group with glass-ionomer cements which had no surface treatment(p<0.01).
3. In all groups the translucency decreased with time.
4. In the control group and the varnish coating group, the opacity changes of the GC groups were lower than those of the LC groups(p<0.01) and in the light-cured bonding resin coated group, there was no significant difference between the GC group and the LC group.
5. The opacity changes of the varnish or the light-cured bonding resin coated groups were lower than those of the control group(p<0.01).
These results suggest that color change and opacity of conventional chemical setting and light cured glass-ionomer cement were increased with time, and the color changes and the opacity changes of a control group after immersion for 8 months in distilled water at 37℃ were greater than those of the varnish or the light-cured bonding resin coated groups.
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