Volume 10 Issue 2 (March-April, 2024)

Original Articles

Assessing Color Stability of Esthetic Restorative Material in Chlorhexidine Mouthwash through Spectrophotometric Analysis
Dr. Aftab Nawab, Dr. Uzma Talath, Dr. Manasi Kulkarni, Dr. Santosh Kumar Muradi, Dr. Jaspreet Singh Khurana, Dr. S.Narendra Prassath

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the color stability of nanofilled and microhybrid dental composite resins when exposed to chlorhexidine mouthwash.Materials and Methods:Thirty specimens (15 specimens for each group) were crafted using a composite filling instrument. Each specimen measured 12 mm × 4 mm and was of A1 shade. All prepared samples were individually submerged in 30 ml of distilled water in separate containers based on their respective groups. Following a 24-hour immersion period, baseline color values of each sample were measured using a spectrophotometer.Following initial color measurements, 15 randomly chosen specimens per group were immersed in 30 ml of clohex ADS mouthwash for 24 hours. Data analysis was performed using SPSS.Results: Both samples exhibited color changes after immersion in the mouthwash, yet these changes were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The study's conclusion highlights that nanofilled composite resins demonstrate higher colorimetric stability than microhybrid composites when subjected to chlorhexidine mouthwash exposure.

 
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