COMPARISON OF COLOUR STABILITY OF ZIRCONOMER AND GLASS IONOMER CEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER IMMERSION IN FIZZY DRINKS - AN IN VITRO STUDY.

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Jaya vabushana, Balaji Ganesh S, Jayalakshmi.S

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INTRODUCTION: Glass ionomer cements have high fluoride release and chemical bonding to the tooth structure make them the cement of choice for several restorative and luting functions. A high-strength restorative material, which has been reinforced with zirconia fillers known as zirconomer (white amalgam), has been a recent substitute to glass ionomer cement in dentistry. Colour stability is the ability of a light source to maintain its color properties over time. The aim of the study was to compare the colour stability of zirconomer and glass ionomer cement before and after immersion in fizzy drinks.


MATERIALS AND METHODS: An in-vitro study was carried out to find the colour stability of glass ionomer cement and zirconomer post immersion in fizzy drinks. Samples were made from shofu brand glass ionomer cement and shofu brand zirconomer. Each sample was made of standard dimension, measuring 10mm x 2mm x 2mm was made using a template.Total of 10 samples were made, 5 were prepared from Zirconomer and the other 5 were prepared from Glass ionomer cement. They were immersed respectively in fizzy beverages (pepsi and miranda) for 24 hours and distilled water was used as control. The samples were analyzed using VITA easy shade spectrophotometer to determine the colour stability.


RESULTS: The mean delta E value of the zirconomer is the same in the pepsi group and in the control group. The mean delta E value of the zirconomer is high in the Miranda group when compared to its pepsi group. While the GIC has a higher mean delta E value than the zirconomer in both the fizzy drinks (Miranda and Pepsi). Thus, the colour stability of the GIC is lower than the zirconomer. The P value is 0.695 (>0.05), hence statistically insignificant.


CONCLUSION: Based on the findings and within the scope of the analysis, Zirconomer had higher colour stability than glass ionomer cement post immersion in the fizzy drinks after evaluating with a spectrophotometer.

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Jayalakshmi.S, J. vabushana, B. G. S. (2024). COMPARISON OF COLOUR STABILITY OF ZIRCONOMER AND GLASS IONOMER CEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER IMMERSION IN FIZZY DRINKS - AN IN VITRO STUDY. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum, 34(3s), 815–819. Retrieved from http://obstetricsandgynaecologyforum.com/index.php/ogf/article/view/363
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