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. 2022 Jun 30;14(13):2691. doi: 10.3390/polym14132691

Table 9.

Surface roughness (SR) test results.

Author and Year SR of Conventional Material Before Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) SR of Conventional Material After Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) SR of CAD/CAM Milled Materials Before Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) SR of CAD/CAM Milled Materials after Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) SR of 3D-Printed Materials before Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) SR of 3D-Printed Materials after Surface Treatment (Ra in μm) Parameters of the Clinical Simulation Exposure Medium Causing Change in SR Measuring Device Authors Suggestions/Conclusions
Simoneti et al., 2022 [53] Before polishing
(A) Dencor (PMMA):
4.8 ± 0.6
(B) Yprov Bisacryl (Bis-acryl resin)
1.5 ± 0.3
After polishing (A) Dencor (PMMA):
0.9 ± 0.2
(B) Yprov Bisacryl (Bis-acryl resin)
0.7 ± 0.1
N/A N/A Before polishing
(C) PA2201 (SLS resin)
6.2 ± 0.6
(D) Gray Resin (SLA resin)
1.5 ± 0.4
After polishing
(C) PA2201 (SLS resin)
1.2 ± 0.3
(D) Gray Resin (SLA resin)
0.7 ± 0.1
Polishing N/A Contact profiler (SJ-201;
MitutoyoInc)
Ra after polishing: 3D-Printed SLS > conventional PMMA > Conventional bisacrylic = 3D printed SLA
Significant reduction in SR after polishing.
Tas¸ın et al., 2021 [48] Polishing
(A) Temdent Classic (PMMA): 0.52 ± 0.09
(B) Protemp 4 (Bis-acrylic):
0.31 ± 0.04
Polishing + Surface Sealant
(A) Temdent Classic (PMMA):
0.43 ± 0.07
(B) Protemp 4 (Bis-acrylic): 0.29 ± 0.05
Polishing
(C) Duo Cad (PMMA):
0.35 ± 0.07
Polishing + Surface Sealant
(C) Duo Cad (PMMA):
0.32 ± 0.06
Polishing
(D) Temporis (Hybrid composite):
0.23 ± 0.04
Polishing + Surface Sealant
(D) Temporis (Hybrid composite):
0.23 ± 0.03
Polishing and surface sealant N/A Contact
profilometer (MarSurf PS10; Mahr GmbH)
Ra after polishing only:
Conventional PMMA > CAD/CAM Milled PMMA > Conventional Bisacrylic > 3D-Printed hybrid composite
Significant reduction in SR after application of surface sealant for all groups except in 3D-printed materials.
Atria et al., 2020 [42] Ra before:
(A)
Marche (1.3 mm): 0.22 ± 0.01
Marche (0.6 mm): 0.26 ± 0.02
(B)
Protemp (1.3 mm): 0.18 ± 0.01
Portemp (0.6 mm): 0.20 ± 0.02
Ra after Thermocycling:
(A)
Marche (1.3 mm): 0.31 ± 0.02
Marche (0.6 mm): 0.31 ± 0.02
(B)
Protemp (1.3 mm): 0.23 ± 0.01
Portemp (0.6 mm): 0.25 ± 0.02
Δ Ra
(A)
Marche (1.3 mm): 0.09 ± 0.02
Marche (0.6 mm): 0.05 ± 0.02
(B)
Protemp (1.3 mm): 0.05 ± 0.02
Portemp (0.6 mm): 0.04 ± 0.02
Ra before:
(C)
TelioCAD (1.3 mm): 0.20 ± 0.02
TelioCAD (0.6 mm): 0.20 ± 0.02
Ra after Thermocycling:
(C)
TelioCAD (1.3 mm): 0.19 ± 0.01
TelioCAD (0.6 mm): 0.20 ± 0.01
Δ Ra
(C)
TelioCAD (1.3 mm): −0.01 ± 0.02
TelioCAD (0.6 mm): 0.00 ± 0.01
Ra before:
(C)
Raydent (1.3 mm): 0.26 ± 0.03
Raydent (0.6 mm): 0.21 ± 0.02
Ra after Thermocycling:
(C)
Raydent (1.3 mm): 0.54 ± 0.03
Raydent (0.6 mm): 0.60 ± 0.03
Δ Ra
(C)
Raydent (1.3 mm): 0.28 ± 0.02
Raydent (0.6 mm): 0.38 ± 0.03
Polishing Thermocycling: 6000 cycles at
5–55 °C
Rugosimeter (SRT 1200; PCE instruments) Δ Ra:
3D-Printed hybrid composite > Conventional PMMA > Conventional Bis-acryl resin > CAD/CAM PMMA.
Myagmar et al., 2021 [47] Ra Before Wear test
0.26 ± 0.02
After wear test
(A) 30,000 cycles: 0.92 ± 0.09
(B) 60,000 cycles: 1.63 ± 0.44
Before Wear test
0.19 ± 0.03
After wear test
(A) 30,000 cycles: 0.88 ± 0.05
(B) 60,000 cycles: 1.27 ± 0.49
Before Wear test
0.13 ± 0.01
After wear test
(A) 30,000 cycles: 0.48 ± 0.06
(B) 60,000 cycles: 0.58 ± 0.06
Polishing Simulated chewing subjected to 30,000 or 60,000 cycles of chewing simulation against the metal abrader Confocal laser scanning microscope (LSM 800 MAT, Zeiss) Ra after wearing:
Conventional PMMA > CAD/CAM Milled PMMA > 3D-Printed PMMA