Research Article

The Effect of Prophylactic Polishing Pastes on Surface Roughness of Indirect Restorative Materials

Table 1

The characteristics of the materials used in the study.

MaterialsTypeFiller typeContent filler load
(% by weight)
Resin systemCuring typeLotManufacturer

Tescera (TES)Microhybrid IRCGlass filler, Amorphous silica81%EBis-GMA, UDMALight/heat/pressure0600001607Bisco Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA

Gradia (GRD)Microhybrid IRCCeramic, pre-polymerized fillers, silica75%EDMA, UDMALight1202251GC Europe, Leuven, Belgium

Estenia C&B
(EST)
Hybrid-ceramic IRCSurface treated alumina microfiller, Silanated glass ceramics92%UTMA, Hydrophobic aromatic dimethacrylate Hydrophobic aliphatic dimethacrylateLight/Heat00010AKuraray Medical Co., Tokyo, Japan

Empress 2 layering (E2)Glass ceramicSiO2, Al2O3, P2O5, K2O, Na2O, CaO, F, and pigmentsG09402Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein

Empress Esthetic (EE)Leucite reinforced glass ceramicSiO2, K2O, Al2O3, Na2O, CaO, others oxide, and pigmentsP68613Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein

Detartrine (DT)Prophylactic polishing pasteSilica, 35% formaldehyde solutionB05737AASeptodont GmbH, Niederkassel, Germany

Topex (TP)Prophylactic polishing paste 1.23% APF, 8–10 µm particle sized abrasive041811FSultan Healthcare, Hackensack, NJ, USA

EBis-GMA: ethoxylated bis-GMA; UDMA: urethane dimethacrylate; UTMA: urethane tetramethacrylate; Bis-GMA: bisphenol-A-glycidyl dimethacrylate.