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ArticleFrontiers in dental medicine2025

Evaluation of color stability on resin composite specimens using different polishing kits: an

Hamed S Alghamdi, Hanan Z Alosaimi, Demah E Kaki, Amani H Majrashi, Ayah I Rassas, Ghena AlHumaid, Turki Alshehri, Abdulrahman A Balhaddad, Mohammed A Barashi, Rashed A Alsahafi and 1 more

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Hamed S AlghamdiOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan Z AlosaimiCollege of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Demah E KakiCollege of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Amani H MajrashiCollege of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ayah I RassasCollege of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ghena AlHumaidCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Turki AlshehriDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman A BalhaddadDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A BarashiPreventive Dentistry Department, College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Rashed A AlsahafiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Hesham A AlhazmiPreventive Dentistry Department, College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Objectives: Modern dentistry has introduced color-matching restorations along with commercial finishing/polishing kits to improve color stability. This study aims to evaluate the effect of three finishing and polishing kits on the color stability of Filtek™ Z250 resin composite. Methods: This study involved 140 resin composite discs categorized into three experimental groups: Sof-Lex, Super-Snap, and OptiDisc (40 discs each), along with a control group of 20 discs. Each disc was exposed to either coffee or cola after finishing or following both finishing and polishing. Mean color change was computed for each group. A One-Way ANOVA was conducted to compare mean color changes among the finishing kits. Results: Super-Snap demonstrated the highest color stability among different finishing kits for Filtek™ Z250 resin composites in coffee staining, with a mean color change of 10.7. After finishing and polishing, its color stability improved to 10.2. For cola staining, Super-Snap had a mean color stability of 2.98, which decreased to 2.07 after polishing. However, there were no significant differences between the kits ( Conclusion: The three multi-step finishing and polishing kits for Filtek™ Z250 demonstrated similar color stability, with coffee showing a higher staining potential than cola. Patients with anterior composite restorations may require education about the risk of staining and the importance of dental follow-ups to maintain the aesthetic quality of their restorations.

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aesthetic restorationscolor stabilityfinishingpolishingresin composite

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PMCPMC12500632

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