Influence of post-cure treatments on hardness and marginal adaptation of composite resin inlay restorations: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Laiza Tatiana Poskus (Author), Antonio Marcelo Accetta Latempa (Author), Maurício Alves Chagas (Author), Eduardo Moreira da Silva (Author), Mariana Pareira da Silva Leal (Author), José Guilherme Antunes Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Vickers hardness number (VHN) and the in vitro marginal adaptation of inlay restorations of three hybrid composite resins (Filtek Z250, Opallis and Esthet-X) subjected to two post-cure treatments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For the microhardness t...