Surface Roughness Evaluation of Resin Composites after Finishing and Polishing Using 3D-Profilometry

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Material (abbreviation)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Composition and abrasives</td><td class="align_center">Type</td><td class="align_center">Manufacturer</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Enhance®</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Polymerized urethane dimethacrylate resin and silicon dioxide</td><td class="align_center">40 <i>µ</i>m aluminum oxide</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Two-step rubber finishing and polishing</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Dentsply DeTrey, Konstanz, Germany</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PoGo® (E/P)</td><td class="align_center">7 <i>µ</i>m fine diamond powder</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SwissFlex<sup>TM</sup> (SFD)</td><td class="align_center">Thin, transparent disks that are selectively coated with aluminum oxide particles. The coarse disc is completely coated on the upper side with black silicon particles</td><td class="align_center">Aluminum oxide (coarse, medium, fine, ultra fine)</td><td class="align_center">Four-step rubber polishing discs</td><td class="align_center">Coltène/Whaledent AG, Altstantten, Switzerland</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Finishing/polishing systems used in this study.</div>

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Table 2: Surface Roughness Evaluation of Resin Composites after Finishing and Polishing Using 3D-Profilometry 