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DENTAL MATERIALS JOURNAL
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages 729-736Publisher
JAPANESE SOC DENTAL MATERIALS DEVICES
DOI: 10.4012/dmj.2012-054
Keywords
Surface hardness; Resin-based composite; Energy drinks; Sports drinks
Funding
- Scientific Research Coordination Unit of Istanbul University [UDP-17633]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of sports and energy drinks on the surface hardness of different restorative materials over a 6-month period. Forty-two disk-shaped specimens were prepared for each of the four restorative materials tested: Compoglass F, Filtek Z250, Filtek Supreme, and Premise. Specimens were immersed for 2 mm daily, up to 6 months, in six storage solutions (n=7 per material for each solution): distilled water, Powerade, Gatorade, X-IR, Burn, and Red Bull. Surface hardness was measured at baseline, after 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months. Data were analyzed statistically using repeated measures ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons (alpha=0.05). Surface hardness of the restorative materials was significantly affected by both immersion solution and immersion period (p<0.001). All tested solutions induced significant reduction in surface hardness of the restorative materials over a 6-month immersion period.
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