Shade reproduction and the ability of lithium disilicate ceramics to mask dark substrates
- Author:
Maryam IRAVANI
1
;
Sayna SHAMSZADEH
;
Narges PANAHANDEH
;
Seyedeh Mahsa SHEIKH-AL-ESLAMIAN
;
Hassan TORABZADEH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Research Article
- From:Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics 2020;45(3):e41-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate the ability of lithium disilicate ceramics to reproduce the A2 shade and to mask A4 substrates.
Materials and Methods:Twenty-four discs (8 mm in diameter, shade A2) of high translucency (groups 1–3) and low translucency (groups 4–6) of IPS e.max ceramic with different thicknesses (0.5, 0.75, and 1 mm) were fabricated as monolithic structures. In addition, discs of medium opacity (group 7–8) with different core/veneer combinations (0.3 mm/0.7 mm and 0.5 mm/0.5 mm) were fabricated as bilayer structures. Specimens were superimposed on an A4 substrate (complex). The color changes of the complex were measured using a spectrophotometer on a black background, and the ΔE values of the complex were compared with either the A4 substrate or the A2 shade tab. One-way analysis of variance, the Tukey honest significant difference test, and the Fisher test were used to analyze the data (p < 0.05).
Results:Significant between-group differences were found for comparisons to both the A4 substrate and the A2 shade (p < 0.05). When compared with the A4 substrate, the ΔE values in all groups were in the non-acceptable range. When compared with the A2 shade, the ΔE values in all groups, except groups 2 and 3, were in the clinically acceptable range.
Conclusions:All translucencies and thicknesses masked the underlying dark substrate.However, the low-translucency IPS e.max Press better reproduced the A2 shade.
