Article: Researchers from Baskent University report on findings in quintessence.

In this recently published study, investigators in Ankara, Turkey conducted a study "To evaluate the effect of 2 polishing systems on surface roughness of tooth-colored restorative materials. The materials included 3 flowable resins (Admira Flow, Voco; Dyract Flow, Dentsply; Filtek Flow, 3M ESPE) and a microhybrid composite resin (Filtek Z250, 3M ESPE)."

"Eighteen specimens of each material were prepared using a Plexiglas well covered by a Mylar strip (10 mm in diameter and 2 mm in depth). The Ra (baseline) was measured with a Mitutoyo Surftest-402 Surface Roughness Tester (Mitutoyo) with a standard cut-off value of 0.8 mm. Five tracings at different locations ...

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