ReviewBritish dental journal2024
Polishing systems for modern aesthetic dental materials: a narrative review.
Review in British dental journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Comparison of Surface Roughness of Zirconia Polished with Novel Silicon Carbide Polishing Paste and Diamond Polishing Paste.European journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Tribological Performance of CAM-Processed Interim Dental Restoration Materials: Effects of 3D Printing, Milling, and Post-Processing on Wear and Surface Topography.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Influence of Polishing Treatment on the Topography of 3D-Printed Provisional Resins: An In Vitro Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- The effect of polishing pastes on the surface roughness, microhardness, gloss, and color change of resin composites.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effects of different polishing systems on the surface roughness, microhardness and gloss of 3D-printed resins.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effect of erosive solutions and thermal cycling on the surface properties of universal injectable and regular consistency resin composites.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Surface Characteristics of Subtractively and Additively Manufactured Restorative Materials for Definitive Restorations.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Roughness and Gloss of 3D-Printed Crowns Following Polishing or Varnish Application.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objectives To review the current literature surrounding chairside polishing systems for resin composites, zirconia and lithium disilicate restorations.Methods A literature search was undertaken and databases were hand-searched for the most relevant articles.Discussion The current marketplace contains a wide variety of polishing systems, each with different abrasive compounds and number of steps. Current efforts are aimed at reducing the number of steps required for polishing to improve clinical effectiveness. Reduced step systems showed some comparable results to the more traditional multi-step protocols, but the most effective results were achieved with the use of polishing paste as an additional step.Conclusions Based on the current available literature, the use of material-specific polishing systems is effective for chairside polishing of direct and indirect restorative materials. However, it is important to emphasise that, for optimum outcomes, it is essential to follow manufacturers' recommendations for each step, with particular considerations of the handpiece speed, time spent per step and use of adjunct water coolant.
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