Evaluation of mechanical properties of Z250 composite resin light-cured by different methods

This study evaluated some mechanical parameters of Z250 composite resin using different light-curing methods. Ten specimens were prepared for each mechanical test group with different dimensions according to the test. Light-curing was performed by: a). continuous light (800mW/cm²-40s); b). exponenti...

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Autores: Obici, Andresa Carla, Sinhoreti, Mário Alexandre Coelho, Correr-Sobrinho, Lourenço, Góes, Mário Fernando de, Consani, Simonides
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Journal of applied oral science (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/3314
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3314
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Resinas compostas
Fotoativação
Resistência à compressão
Tração diametral
Flexão
Módulo de elasticidade
Composite resins
Light-curing methods
Compressive strength
Diametral tensile strength
Flexural strength
Modulus of elasticity
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Sumario:This study evaluated some mechanical parameters of Z250 composite resin using different light-curing methods. Ten specimens were prepared for each mechanical test group with different dimensions according to the test. Light-curing was performed by: a). continuous light (800mW/cm²-40s); b). exponential light (0-800mW/cm²-40s); c). intermittent light (2s-600mW/cm²; 2s without light-80s); d). stepped light (10s-150mW/cm²; 30s-650mW/cm²); e). PAC (1320mW/cm²-3s); f). LED (350mW/cm²-40s). After 24 ± 1 h, the specimens were loaded at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min until fracture. The mechanical properties were calculated and analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey test (5%). The results showed that the highest compressive strength values were found for the continuous, exponential, intermittent and stepped light methods, whereas PAC and LED obtained the lowest values. LED, stepped light, PAC, exponential and continuous light presented the highest values for diametral tensile strength. The intermittent light showed the lowest value, which was significantly lower than the value obtained for LED only. Flexural strength results were not significantly different between all light-curing methods. Finally, the highest modulus of elasticity values were obtained for LED, exponential, continuous and intermittent light, whereas PAC and stepped light showed the lowest values. The mechanical properties were affected by light-curing methods employed.