Open AccessEffect of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on color stability and surface roughness of resin composites: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Kshitij Bansal,
Shashi Rashmi Acharya,
Vidya Saraswathi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.97961
Subject(s) - materials science , surface roughness , resin composite , composite material , composite number , coca cola , methacrylate , distilled water , polymethyl methacrylate , surface finish , dentistry , chemistry , polymer , medicine , chromatography , copolymer , advertising , business
Consumption of certain beverages may affect the esthetic and physical properties of the resin composite, thereby undermining the quality of restorations.