Impact of background on color, transmittance, and fluorescence of leucite based ceramics.

Caroline Freitas Rafael, Jan-Frederik Güth, Ana Elisa Colle Kauling, Paulo Francisco Cesar, Claudia Angelo Mazieiro Volpato, Anja Liebermann

Dental materials journal 2017 Jul 26

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This study evaluated the impact of tooth shade on differences in color (∆E), lightness (∆L), chromaticity coordinates a*/b* (∆a and ∆b), transmittance and the degree of fluorescence of CAD/CAM leucite based ceramic (LBC). Ten disks were fabricated of LBC; Empress CAD, A2, thickness of 1.5 mm and eight disks of resin-nano-ceramic (RNC; Lava Ultimate) in different colors to simulate variations in substrate shade. The associations of LBC disks with different color substrates were analyzed with a spectrophotometer; ∆E, ∆L*, ∆a*, ∆b*, and transmittance were measured and calculated. Fluorescence was evaluated with a fluorescence system (Fluorescence System, Biopdi). All substrate shades influenced the optical properties of LBC, with regard to color, luminosity, coordinate a* and b*, transmittance, and fluorescence (p<0.001). Substrate colors with high saturation (A3.5 and C2) presented highest impact, whereas colors with lowest saturations (BL, B1) showed less impact. Substrate color influenced the optical properties of ceramic restorations.

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Caroline Freitas Rafael, Jan-Frederik Güth, Ana Elisa Colle Kauling, Paulo Francisco Cesar, Claudia Angelo Mazieiro Volpato, Anja Liebermann. Impact of background on color, transmittance, and fluorescence of leucite based ceramics. Dental materials journal. 2017 Jul 26;36(4):394-401