title: An evaluation of polishing agents for composite resins.
abstract: After the gross reduction and fine finishing of a composite resin restoration, selecting a system to create the smoothest polish is difficult because high magnification is necessary to compare the surface roughness. The surfaces of four anterior and posterior composite resins were compared using a Mylar strip, an unfilled resin as a glaze, polishing with three rubber polishers, and three different manufacturers' series of disks. This study suggested that pairing a specific composite resin with a matching polishing system produced the smoothest surface. Because of the differences in the size, shape, number of filler particles, and the type of resin, one system was incapable of creating the smoothest surface for all composite resins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington, School of Dentistry, Seattle.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Stoddard
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D002244:Carbon; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003764:Dental Materials; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements; D012408:Rubber; D012825:Silicon; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; C029012:Composite Dental Resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011140:Polyurethanes; D019279:Resin Cements; D017655:Silicon Compounds; C036885:prisma-fil; C048711:P-30 composite resin; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D002244:Carbon; C047484:heliosit; D012408:Rubber; C046503:formula F 70; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; C022088:silicon carbide; D012825:Silicon