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Effect of tooth-whitening strips and films on changes in color and surface roughness of resin composites

Clinical Oral Investigations volume 8, pages 118–122 (2004)Cite this article

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Though the effectiveness of film and strip type tooth-whitening agents on the bleaching of tooth has been confirmed, there have been few studies on their influence on restorative materials. The purpose was to investigate the effect of tooth-whitening film and strip on the changes in color and surface roughness of dental resin composites. The composites used were Filtek Supreme (3M ESPE), Point 4 (Kerr), and Spectrum TPH (Dentsply). Specimens were prepared 10 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness. Film type (Night Effect, Crest; Simply White Night, Colgate) and strip type (Whitestrips Professional, Crest; Claren, LG) agents were used, and bleaching procedures were performed for 2 weeks according to the manufacturers’ recommendations. Color was measured according to the CIELab color scale with a spectrophotometer. Color difference (ΔE* ab ) and surface roughness (Ra) were measured. After bleaching, the ΔE* ab values were 0.90–1.67, which was too small to be perceptible (<3.3). The increase in Ra values was significant in some composite-whitening agent combinations (P<0.01), however the value was less than 0.30 μm after bleaching. Therefore the change in surface roughness was clinically insignificant. We conclude that the influence of tooth-whitening film and strip on the color and surface roughness of dental resin composites was negligible.

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    Ji-Hyung Kim, Yong-Keun Lee, Bum-Soon Lim, Sang-Hoon Rhee & Hyeong-Cheol Yang

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Kim, JH., Lee, YK., Lim, BS. et al. Effect of tooth-whitening strips and films on changes in color and surface roughness of resin composites. Clin Oral Invest 8, 118–122 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-004-0275-2

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