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Surface discoloration of restorative resins in relation to surface softening and oral hygiene
Author(s) -
ASMUSSEN ERIK,
HANSEN ERIK KEITH
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1986.tb01382.x
Subject(s) - softening , staining , dentistry , oral hygiene , materials science , medicine , composite material , pathology
— Restorative resins are susceptible to softening caused by organic acids produced in plaque. Consequently, plaque‐covered resin restorations may be liable to pronounced surface staining. In the clinical part of the study a relationship between surface staining and local oral hygiene was demonstrated. This may be explained by the results from the laboratory part of the study, in which a relationship between surface staining and softening was found.