Surface degradation of composite resins by acidic medicines and ph-cycling

• Main Authors: Ana Carolina Valinoti (Author), Beatriz Gonçalves Neves (Author), Eduardo Moreira da Silva (Author), Lucianne Cople Maia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the effects of acidic medicines (Dimetapp® and Claritin®), under pH-cycling conditions, on the surface degradation of four composite resins (microhybrid: TPH, Concept, Opallis and Nanofilled: Supreme). Thirty disc-shaped specimens (Ø = 5.0 mm / thickness = 2.0 mm) of each compos...