Three-body wear of four types of light-activated composite resin veneering materials

Quintessence Int. 1994 Jun;25(6):425-30.

Abstract

The in vitro wear resistance of four types of light-activated composite resins designed for crown and bridge veneers was determined by means of a three-body wear-testing device. After repeated cycles of loading, the wear values were measured with a profilometer, and surface textures were observed through a scanning electron microscope. All of the composite resin veneering materials examined in this investigation exhibited greater wear resistance than an unfilled poly(methyl methacrylate)-based material. The worn surface of veneering materials demonstrated outlines of fillers, indicating the difference in wear resistance between the resin matrix and the filler.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Bite Force
  • Composite Resins / chemistry*
  • Dental Veneers*
  • Hardness
  • Light
  • Materials Testing / instrumentation
  • Methacrylates
  • Methylmethacrylates
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Methacrylates
  • Methylmethacrylates
  • thermoresin LC
  • Elcebond
  • new metacolor
  • cesead