Effect of polymerization and accelerated aging on iris color stability of ocular prosthesis.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate color change of irises obtained by both printed digital image and painted with gouache, acrylic and oil paints, after polymerization and accelerated aging.


METHODS
Eight samples simulating ocular prostheses were fabricated. Each sample was constituted by one disc of N1 colored acrylic resin and one disc of colorless acrylic resin with the iris interposed between the discs. The irises in brown and blue color were obtained by painting or by digital image. The specimens' colors were measured with a spectrophotometer using the CIE L*a*b* system, at baseline (B), after polymerization (P), and after 504h (A(1)) and 1008h (A(2)) of accelerated aging. The data were evaluated by 2-way repeated-measures ANOVA and the Tukey's HSD test (alpha=.05).


RESULTS
Color change was observed in all samples both after polymerization and after accelerated aging. The different periods of accelerated aging did not influence on color change for the irises painted with blue oil paint. The polymerization promoted a statistical significant effect on the iris color stability for all painting techniques in comparison to all accelerated aging periods.


CONCLUSIONS
After accelerated aging the oil painting technique showed the greatest color stability while the printed digital images technique the worst.
Goiato
Marcelo Coelho
MC
Department of Dentistry Materials and Prosthesis, University of the State of São Paulo, Rua José Bonifácio 1193, Araçatuba, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
Moreno
Amália
A
dos Santos
Daniela Micheline
DM
de Carvalho Dekon
Stefan Fiuza
SF
Pellizzer
Eduardo Piza
EP
Pesqueira
Aldiéris Alves
AA
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007498:Iris; D010150:Paint; D058105:Polymerization; D011327:Printing / Q000379:methods; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D013997:Time Factors