Research Article

Color Stability of a New Rice Husk Composite in Comparison with Conventional Composites after Exposure to Commonly Consumed Beverages in Malaysia

Table 1

Composition of methacrylate-based composites investigated in the study.

CompositeResinFillerManufacturerLot

G-aenial Universal Flo (GUF)UDMA, Bis-MEPP, TEGDMASilicon dioxide (16 nm), strontium glass (200 nm), pigmentGC Dental Products Corporation, Japan1503000787
1412000532
Solare-X (SX)UDMA, dimethacrylateSilica nanoparticles, fluoroaluminosilicate glass fillers, prepolymerised fillers (lanthanoid fluoride nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles, and fluoroaluminosilicate glass fillers)GC Dental Products Corporation, Japan1403272
1403262
Ceram.X One Universal (CXO)Methacrylate-modified polysiloxane, dimethacrylate resinBarium-aluminium-borosilicate glass (1–1.5 µm), methacrylate-functionalized silicon dioxide nanofiller (10 nm), organically modified ceramic nanoparticles (2–3 nm)Dentsply DeTrey GmbH, Germany1503000787
1412000532
Neofil (NFL)Bis-GMABarium borosilicate glass, silica-zirconia nanoparticle (0.01 microns)Kerr Corporation, USA5296721
Rice husk composite (RHC)Bis-GMA, TEGDMANanosilica obtained from rice husk, silanized with 6 wt.% γ-MPSUSM, Malaysia

UDMA: diurethane dimethacrylate; Bis-MEPP: bisphenol-A ethoxylate dimethacrylate; TEGDMA: triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; Bis-GMA: bisphenol-A glycidyl methacrylate; y-MPS: 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate.