Effect Of Different Finishing and Polishing Procedures on Surface of Composite Restorations

The aim of the study is to evaluate the surface roughness of the resin Tetric N Ceram (Ivoclarvivadent ) after different finishing and polishing techniques. 50 specimens of (10×2) mm were made and distributed in 5 groups (N=10), According to the technique employed: First group G1: Tengustinecarbid burs, Second group G2: Astopol system, Third group G3: Stem discs, Fourth group G4: Tengustinecarbid burs then Astropol system, Fifth group G5: Tengustinecarbid burs then Stem discs. A coarse roughness diamond bur was applied , then applied a super fine diamond bur on all specimens of the study before starting any procedure of finishing and polishing. After finishing and polishing techniques, surface roughness )Ra μm( was measured using InfiniteFocus– Alicona. Data were subjected to Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U test at 5% significance level.

A comparative study between types of composite in terms of hardness

The research project sample consisted of 30 blocks of composite resin , these blocks where divided into three equal groups , 10 of composite resin Z-250 from 3M ESPE Company , 10 of the composite resin Supreme from 3M ESPE Company ,10 of the composite resin Quixfil of Dentsply company, and has been testing the hardness Number, each sample individually. The aim of the previous procedures was to show the role of composite resin structure in determining the hardness number Through differences in the hardness number and the role of this hardness determining the mechanical properties for composite resin restorations cause of the importance of this property to understand the mechanical properties for a lot of restorative materials. And the result is that there is a statistically significant between the resin Quixfil and the Z-250 on the one hand and the Supreme resin on the other hand.

Evaluation of Root Surface Roughness Produced by Ultrasonic Scaler with Different Power Setting

The ideal goal of periodontal instrumentation is to effectively remove plaque and calculus without causing root surface damage and various instruments have been designed to achieve this goal. Root planing aim to create a root surface which is biologically acceptable to surrounding soft tissues and increase root surface roughness. Aim of study: To evaluate the increasing of root surface roughness produced by hand curettes and piezoelectric ultrasonic instrument with different power settings .