title: Contouring, finishing, and polishing Class 5 restorative materials.
abstract: Three materials used for class 5 restorations (composite resin, glass ionomer, and resin-modified glass ionomer) were contoured, finished, and polished using seven methods: Matrix only, Sof-Lex disks, Composite Finishing System, Enhance Finishing/Polishing System. Two Striper MFS/MPS System. Two Striper MPS polish only, and contouring burs only. Results were quantified by surface roughness and gloss (reflectance). The glass-ionomer material was rougher and less reflective than composite resin; the smoothness and gloss of the resin-modified glass ionomer were between these two extremes. The original matrix smoothness and gloss could not be reproduced with any of the contour/finish/polish techniques tested on any of the three materials. The smoothest surfaces were achieved using a sequential series of rotary abrasive instruments.
authors.affiliation: United States Army Dental Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5300, USA.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hondrum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000379:methods*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008422:Materials Testing; D019279:Resin Cements; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D019279:Resin Cements; C084550:Vitremer; C073466:Prisma APH; C084541:Fuji glass-ionomer lining cement