Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

Comparison of staining properties of composites

  • Author:
  • M Chandrasekhar1,, T Ramesh1, R Narendra2, Simhachalam Reddy2, G Chandra Sekhar
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 1 to 5

1Department of Conservative Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa. Andhra Pradesh, India

2Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa. Andhra Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. M. Chandra Sekhar, MDS., Director, Professor and Head, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, RIMS, Kadapa. E mail: chansek171@gmail.com, Phone No.: 09701501051

Online published on 18 November, 2013.

Abstract

Esthetics forms an important aspect of human's life, because human's personality and psychological wellbeing rests considerably on his appearance. Discolouration of esthetic restorative materials from the dietary habits vary with geographic distribution especially poor Oral Hygiene increases susceptibility to staining. Restorative resins are susceptible to softening caused by organic acids produced in plaque. Consequently plaque-covered resin restorations may be liable to pronounced staining.

Keywords

Staining, Hybrid Composite, Microfilled Composite, Densicord