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ArticleBDJ open2024

Optical behavior and marginal discoloration of a single shade resin composite with a chameleon effect: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Ruba Salah Anwar, Yasser Fathi Hussein, Mona Riad

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Article in BDJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06463574 naunknown statusnot on this map

Evaluation of Micro -Tensile Bond Strength to Dentin and Color Stability of a New Self Adhesive Bulk-fill Resin Composite Restorative Material After Aging

TypeinterventionalSponsorMinia UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled20ConditionsTooth DecayArmsself-adhesive resin restoration
NCT06884787 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Clinical and Subjective Evaluations of a Universal-Shade, Color Adjusting Resin Composite in Anterior Tooth Restorations: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKing Abdullah University HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled120ConditionsComposite ResinsArmsConventional nanohybrid multishade composite, Single shade nanohybrid composite
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Color Match of Single-Shade Versus Multi-Shade Resin Composites: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ruba Salah AnwarOperative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
Yasser Fathi HusseinDepartment of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
Mona RiadConservative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. monariad@dentistry.cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8115

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimEvaluating the optical behavior and marginal discoloration of a Single-shade universal resin composite over 12 months. To achieve this, a split-mouth with a double-blinded randomized strategy was employed. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty adult patients, each presenting with at least two caries lesions in their posterior teeth, were selected and randomly subdivided into two identical groups: Group I received Single-shade universal resin composite (Omnichroma), and Group II received multi-shade nanohybrid resin composite (Tetric®N-Ceram). Color measurements and marginal discoloration were assessed visually by three blinded operators at baseline followed after 1,3,6,9, and 12‑month periods utilizing the Modified United States Public Health Services (USPHS) criteria. Statistical analysis was adopted utilizing the Wilcoxon test with a 0.05 significance level.

resultsThe two groups revealed non-statistically significant differences up to 6 months regarding color match and color stability. After 9 and 12 months, the multi-shade group demonstrated a statistically significant higher prevalence of color match (Alpha) scores than the single-shade universal group. Regarding marginal discoloration, all restorations in the two groups had no discoloration (Alpha scores). DISCUSSION/

conclusionSince the percentage of Alpha and Bravo scores was considered clinical success, both the single-shade universal and the multi-shade nanohybrid resin composites demonstrated satisfactory optical performance and marginal discoloration as posterior restorations after a 12-month follow-up period.

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PMID38378771
PMCPMC10879523

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