SILVA, Valéria Batista da et al. Surface smoothness of composite resin compared to different polishing techniques. Rev. Bras. Odontol. []. 2015, 72, 1-2, pp. 47-50. ISSN 1984-3747.

Surface smoothness is one of the last steps of restorative treatment. This study compares four polishing techniques in composite resin. in Sixty specimens of composite resin were divided in four groups defined by polishing techniques: sanding discs, silicon tips, felt discs with abrasive pasts and sanding discs together with felt discs. The surface roughness in micrometers were measured and the data were statistically processed. No statistical difference between the techniques regarding the superiority of one over the others were found, being all effective according to roughness admitted in the literature as acceptable.

: dental polishing; composite resin..