Surface roughness of glass-ceramic insert-composite restorations: assessing several polishing techniques.
The authors compared the effectiveness of seven polishing methods on glass-ceramic insert-composite restorations placed in plastic resin squares. The polishing methods used carbide dental finishing burs and diamond polishing paste, diamond abrasive finishing burs and diamond polishing paste, diamond abrasive finishing burs and composite resin finishing disks, diamond abrasive finishing burs and composite resin polishing points, diamond abrasive finishing burs only, diamond abrasive finishing burs followed by resin impregnated disks and an aluminum oxide polishing abrasive paste, and diamond abrasive finishing burs followed by diamond polishing paste. All systems achieved comparable smoothness except the carbide finishing burs, which damaged the insert-composite margin.
Ashe
M J
MJ
Comprehensive Dentistry Department, Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Md, USA.
Tripp
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GA
Eichmiller
F C
FC
George
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LA
Meiers
J C
JC
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D018130:Diamond; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006244:Hardness; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013499:Surface Properties; D017973:Tungsten Compounds
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C029012:Composite Dental Resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D011140:Polyurethanes; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C002802:tungsten carbide; D018130:Diamond