Effects of Wet and Dry Finishing and Polishing on Surface Roughness and Microhardness of Composite Resins

• Main Authors: Negin Nasoohi, Maryam Hoorizad, Seyedeh Farnaz Tabatabaie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-08-01
• Series: Frontiers in Dentistry
• Subjects: Composite Resins; Dental Polishing; Hardness
• Online Access: https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/1713
• ISSN: 2676-296X

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of wet and dry finishing and polishing on microhardness and roughness of microhybrid and nanohybrid composites. Materials and Methods: Thirty samples were fabricated of each of the Polofil Supra and Aelite Aesthetic All-Purpose Body microhybrid and Grandio and Aelite Aesthetic Enamel nanohybrid composite resins. Each group (n=30) was divided into three subgroups of D, W and C (n=10). Finishing and polishing were performed dry in group D and under water coolant in group W. Group C served as the control group and did not receive finishing and polishing. Surface roughness of samples was measured by a profilometer and their hardness was measured by a Vickers hardness tester. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA (P<0.05). Results: The smoothest surfaces with the lowest microhardness were obtained under Mylar strip without finishing/polishing for all composites (P<0.0001). The highest surface roughness was recorded for dry finishing/polishing for all composites (P<0.0001). Dry finishing/polishing increased the microhardness of all composites (P<0.0001). Conclusions: Dry finishing and polishing increases the microhardness and surface roughness of microhybrid and nanohybrid composite resins.