D. Alster et al., INFLUENCE OF COMPLIANCE OF THE SUBSTRATE MATERIALS ON POLYMERIZATION CONTRACTION STRESS IN THIN RESIN COMPOSITE LAYERS, Biomaterials, 18(4), 1997, pp. 337-341
The present study determined in a laboratory set-up the influence of c
ompliance of the substrate material on polymerisation contraction stre
ss for various thicknesses of bonded dental resin composite films. Whe
n the compliance of the tensilometer set-up was increased from 0.029 m
u m MPa(-1) to 0.150 mu m MPa(-1), the contraction stress in films wit
h a thickness of 100 mu m and a diameter of 5.35 mm decreased from 22
to 7 MPa. For the 700 mu m samples the stress decreased from 12 to 11
MPa. It was concluded that if compliance from the substrate materials
is possible, a thinner resin composite film may effect a more reliable
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