A comparison of the mechanical properties of a modified silorane based dental composite with those of commercially available composite material.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical properties of the nano-hydroxyapatite incorporated silorane composite material with the commercially available dental composites.


METHODS
Filtek Silorane resin composite was incorporated with 5% and 10% nano-hydroxyapatite crystals and then mechanically tested in comparison along with the commercially available Filtek Silorane and Filtek Supreme XT after 1, 14, 30 and 90 days period.


RESULTS
The mechanical tests revealed that the modified silorane based dental composite had a significant increase in the mechanical properties than the commercially available Filtek Silorane and Filtek Supreme XT.


CONCLUSIONS
The collected data suggests that nano-hydroxyapatite crystals modified silorane may provide the clinicians with a better composite materials having a longer life especially in the posterior restorations where the masticatory forces are very much high.
College of Applied Medical Sciences, Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Department of Dental Health, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad
M
Zakir
Abdul Aziz Abdullah
AA
Al Kheraif
Muhammad
M
Asif
Ferranti See Leng
FS
Wong
Ihtesham Ur
IU
Rehman
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D019245:Compressive Strength; D017886:Durapatite; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D062047:Silorane Resins / Q000737:chemistry*
D003188:Composite Resins; D062047:Silorane Resins; D017886:Durapatite