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Volume 38 , Issue 4
July/August 2018
Pages e79–e86

Influence of Polishing System on the Surface Roughness of Flowable and Regular-Viscosity Bulk Fill Composites

Lindiane Cogo Rigo, DDS, MS/Dimorvan Bordin, DDS, MS, PhD/Vinicius Pavesi Fardin, DDS, MS, PhD/Paulo G. Coelho, DDS, MS, PhD/Timothy G. Bromage, MA, PhD/Andre Reis, DDS, MS, PhD/Ronaldo Hirata, DDS, MS, PhD

PMID: 29513777
DOI: 10.11607/prd.3033

This study evaluated the influence of polishing protocols on the surface roughness of flowable and regular bulk fill composites. Five bulk fill composites were tested: SureFil SDR Flow (SDR), Tetric EvoFlow Bulk fill (TEF), Filtek Bulk Fill Flowable (FIF), Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill (TEC), and Filtek Bulk Fill Posterior (FIP). Two polishing protocols were tested: Sof-Lex and Astropol. Astropol created a smoother surface for FIP (P < .05); however, the polishing protocol did not influence surface roughness on TEC (P > .05). SDR, TEF, and FIF exhibited rougher surfaces when polished. Sof-Lex created rougher surfaces for bulk fill composites. It was concluded that surface roughness was related to material composition rather than the polishing system.

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