The Influence of Water Sorption of Dental Light-Cured Composites on Shrinkage Stress
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Kinga Bociong 1, Agata Szczesio 1
, Krzysztof Sokolowski 2, Monika Domarecka 3, Jerzy Sokolowski 3, Michal Krasowski 1 and Monika Lukomska-Szymanska 3,*
Kinga Bociong 1, Agata Szczesio 1, Krzysztof Sokolowski 2, Monika Domarecka 3, Jerzy Sokolowski 3, Michal Krasowski 1 and Monika Lukomska-Szymanska 3,*
1
University Laboratory of Materials Research, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska St., 92-213 Lodz, Poland
2
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska St., 92-213 Lodz, Poland
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Department of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska St., 92-213 Lodz, Poland
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2017, 10(10), 1142; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10101142
Received: 8 August 2017 / Revised: 14 September 2017 / Accepted: 25 September 2017 / Published: 28 September 2017
The contraction stress generated during the photopolymerization of resin dental composites is the major disadvantage. The water sorption in the oral environment should counteract the contraction stress. The purpose was to evaluate the influence of the water sorption of composite materials on polymerization shrinkage stress generated at the restoration-tooth interface. The following materials were tested: Filtek Ultimate, Gradia Direct LoFlo, Heliomolar Flow, Tetric EvoCeram, Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill, Tetric EvoFlow, Tetric EvoFlow Bulk Fill, X-tra Base, Venus BulkFil, and Ceram.X One. The shrinkage stress was measured immediately after curing and after: 0.5 h, 24 h, 72 h, 96 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h, 504 h, 672 h, and 1344 h by means of photoelastic study. Moreover, water sorption and solubility were evaluated. Material samples were weighted on scale in time intervals to measure the water absorbency and the dynamic of this process. The tested materials during polymerization generated shrinkage stresses ranging from 6.3 MPa to 12.5 MPa. Upon water conditioning (56 days), the decrease in shrinkage strain (not less than 48%) was observed. The decrease in value stress in time is material-dependent.
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Bociong, K.; Szczesio, A.; Sokolowski, K.; Domarecka, M.; Sokolowski, J.; Krasowski, M.; Lukomska-Szymanska, M. The Influence of Water Sorption of Dental Light-Cured Composites on Shrinkage Stress. Materials 2017, 10, 1142.
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