title: Color stability of resins and nylon as denture base material in beverages.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Staining of prosthodontic materials may result in patient dissatisfaction and additional expense for replacement. This study aimed to determine the color stability of two heat-cured denture base acrylic (Lucitone 550, Vipi Cril) and one nylon denture base resin (Transflex) after immersion in beverages.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty disks of each resin (20.0-mm diameter, 3.0-mm thick) were prepared and stored in distilled water for 24 hours at 37°C. During that time (T(0) ), the color of all specimens was spectrophotometrically measured. Each specimen was immersed in coffee, cola, red wine, and distilled water as a means of control. After 15-day (T(1) ) and 30-day (T(2) ) periods of immersion, the color of the specimens was measured again. The CIE (Commission Internationale de L' Eclairage) L*a*b* system was used to determine mean ΔE (color changes) values for each material and compared statistically with two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni intervals at 0.95.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In ΔET(0) T(1) and ΔET(0) T(2) the most severe staining was apparent with red wine (p < 0.001), followed by coffee (p < 0.01), when compared to the specimens stored in distilled water. Transflex also showed significant color change after immersion in cola (p < 0.01). In ΔET(1) T(2) only red wine promoted significant staining of all resins (p < 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chromatic changes were exhibited by specimens immersed in red wine, followed by coffee. For Transflex, cola also promoted color changes. The values of color changes converted to National Bureau of Standard units showed them to be perceivable to the human eye.
authors: Department of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil.
authors: Wilmer Fabián
authors: WF
authors: Sepúlveda-Navarro
authors: Beatriz Elena
authors: BE
authors: Arana-Correa
authors: Christiane Philippini Ferreira
authors: CP
authors: Borges
authors: Janaina Habib
authors: JH
authors: Jorge
authors: Vanessa Migliorini
authors: VM
authors: Urban
authors: Nara Hellen
authors: NH
authors: Campanha
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001628:Beverages; D003116:Color; D003124:Colorimetry; D003819:Denture Bases; D008422:Materials Testing; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D009757:Nylons; C040291:Lucitone