Abstract

POLLI, Maiara Justo et al. Color stability of dental ceramics after glaze and polishing. Arq. Odontol. [online]. 2016, vol.52, n.1, pp. 38-45. ISSN 1516-0939.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of staining diet solutions at different periods of immersion in the color stability of dental ceramics submitted to different surface treatments (glaze and polishing). Methods: Eighteen samples of ceramics were manufactured according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The samples were randomly divided into two groups according to the surface treatment conducted: Glaze group (control): glazed; Polishing Group: polished samples with tips for polishing and diamond paste for polishing. After, three samples from each group were immersed in coffee, red wine, or water for thirty days. The measurement was performed using color digital photographs before immersion and after seven, fifteen, and thirty days. The RGB values were obtained using the Adobe Photoshop program and converted to Lab. Student's t test. ANOVA and Tukey test values were used for statistical analysis (p ≤ 0.05). Results: The highest values of color change were provided by red wine in the glaze group (p < 0.05); the polishing and glaze groups showed no statistically significant values of change in color in all of the evaluated solutions (p > 0.05); samples presented color stability after 15 days of immersion in solutions. Conclusion: The polishing performed in this study proved as efficient as the glaze.

Keywords : Ceramics.; Pigmentation.; Diet..