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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF ACID CHALLENGES ON THE FLEXURAL RESISTANCE OF CENTION N AND NANOHYBRID COMPOSITE – AN IN VITRO STUDY.

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DOVELIN WITTY , PARVATHY KUMARAN , BALAGOPAL VARMA , SURESH KUMAR J, ARUN MAMACHAN XAVIER , MALINI V , NISHNA T
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si7.268

Abstract

To evaluate and compare the impact of acidic beverages on the flexural resistance of the Cention N and Nanohybrid composite. Methodology: 24 samples were prepared and equally distributed into 2 groups, Filtek Z250 XT (n=12) and Cention N (n=12). Samples were maintained at 37°C in a shaking incubator and further subdivided into 4 groups based on their acidic medium. Subgroup 1: Artificial saliva; Subgroup 2: Coco cola; Subgroup 3: Pulpy orange; Subgroup 4: Limca. The prepared samples were exposed to these acidic beverages for 3 cycles of 5-minute immersion in a day and tested for flexural resistance after the time interval of 24 hours, one week, and four weeks using Universal Testing Machine. Results: Mann-Whitney U test or independent sample t-test for normal data. After applying the test for skewed data, the outcomes showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups at 24 hours. At the end of the 1-week and 4-week time periods, no appreciable difference was seen. Conclusion: Cention N is a novel material with equivalent flexural resistance that can replace composite materials.

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