title: [Establishment of a composite resin inlay technique. Part 1. The effects of various curing modes on mechanical properties of composite resins].
abstract: The effects of the curing mode on mechanical properties of composite resins were examined. Four resins as inlay, and three chemically-cured and five visible light-cured restorative resins were employed. The resin specimens were prepared by three kinds of curing modes; regular setting (according to the manufacturer's instruction), subsequently added light and heat curing after regular setting, and subsequently added heat and pressure curing after regular setting. Knoop hardness, flexure strength, compressive strength, and diametral tensile strength were determined. All restorative composites were remarkably increased in knoop hardness number due to the subsequently added curing methods. Both subsequently added curing methods provided higher flexure strength to all restorative resins, and particularly in the chemically-cured resins the flexure strength provided by the subsequently added light and heat curing was higher than those by the subsequently added heat and pressure curing. Compressive strength and diametral tensile strength were slightly increased by the subsequently added curing methods with the restorative resins. No correlation was found between the filler distribution and the mechanical properties provided by the subsequently added curing methods. The subsequently added heat curing seems to be preferable for creating higher mechanical properties of resins. The IC-2 resin, experimentally designed for resin inlay, seems to be the most promising resin for inlay restoration, based on the mechanical properties, and further detailed laboratory and clinical researches are required.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harnirattisai
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007284:Inlays; D008027:Light; D011312:Pressure
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins