title: [Polishing of composite resins. Instrumental notes].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The polishing is the last procedure in the application of composite fillings. The surface morphology and the marginal seal, that are indispensable for integration of composite fillings with dental tissue and oral environment, are tightly dependent on polishing procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors tried out experimental therapeutic procedure in order to examine the surface of any composite resin polymerizated under matrix on a slide before and after polishing made by abrasive disease and finally after application of a new resin layer on a polished composite surface. These composite surfaces was examined with AFM and SEM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The images prove that in the polished specimens there is a restoration of composite morphology surface because of the partial removal of organic part during the polishing. The polymerization of a new resin layer on polished surface make this one more regular and even as a substitute for partial removal of organic part during the polishing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The experimental procedure prove that the ideal composite surface is that polymerizated under matrix because every treatment on this surface affect the composite filling's quality.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014072:Tooth Abrasion
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins