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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Effect of Thermal Aging on Color Stability and Mechanical Properties of High-Density CAD/CAM Polymers Utilized for Provisional Restorations.

Rasha Alharthi, Ali Robaian Alqahtani, Abdullah Mohammed Alshehri, Abdulrahman Almalki, Heba Wageh Abozaed, Eman Mohamed Raffat Hussein, Tarek Ahmed Soliman

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Rasha AlharthiClinical Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2719-8806
Ali Robaian AlqahtaniConservative Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1388-0890
Abdullah Mohammed AlshehriConservative Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman AlmalkiProsthetic Dental Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1739-7182
Heba Wageh AbozaedProsthetic Dental Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Eman Mohamed Raffat HusseinProsthetic Dental Department, Faculty of Dentistry, National Benha University, Benha 13511, Egypt.
Tarek Ahmed SolimanConservative Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.

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Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University PSAU/2025/R/1446Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers PNURSP2024R426
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Abstract

backgroundThis study evaluated and compared the effects of thermal aging on the color stability and mechanical properties of CAD/CAM polymers utilized for provisional restorations. MATERIAL AND

methodsThree CAD/CAM polymers in this study: CAD-Temp (CAT), Everest C-Temp (CT), and PEEK (PK). Forty specimens of each material were randomly assigned to two subgroups. Subgroup A was immersed in distilled water for 24 h, whereas Subgroup B was subjected to 5000 thermal cycles. The color stability, flexural strength (FS), survival probability, and microstructures were evaluated following thermal cycling. Data analysis was conducted utilizing two-way ANOVA along with Tukey's test.

resultsThe CAT (3.74 ± 0.39) and CT (3.51 ± 0.54) groups exhibited the highest color variations, while PEEK (2.95 ± 0.45) showed the lowest color change. The baseline groups showed that the CT group had the highest flexural strength value (

conclusionsThe color measurement and flexural strength outcomes were significantly influenced by CAD/CAM materials and thermal cycling. The CT group demonstrated superior flexural strength compared to the other groups, both before and after thermal cycling. The PK group shows the lowest color change compared to other groups. Regardless of aging condition, C-Temp and PEEK materials recorded the highest survival probability, a 95% significance level compared to CAD-Temp.

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agingcolor stabilityflexural propertiesprovisional restoration

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PMID40558909
PMCPMC12194252

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