Dual-cured luting materials tested
Table 4: Shade and color stability
Comment: Three products claim color stability, but one of them did not comply with the requirement. The other products were also tested even though they did not claim any color stability.
Comparison with VITA-shade guide unless otherwise noted.
― Shade guide not nominated
(A) The color of the wet specimen has a close match compared with the shade guide
(B) The wet specimen is evenly pigmented
(C) Color difference between wet and dry specimen
(D) Color difference between irradiated and not irradiated parts of the specimen
(E) Color difference between the irradiated part of the wet specimen compared with a dry specimen
(F) Color difference between the not irradiated part of the wet specimen compared with a dry specimen
Requirements in ISO 4049:
(A) and (B): Yes
(C), (D), (E) and (F): None or slight (only if the manufacturer claims color stability)
Products who claim color stability
Comparison performed according to ISO 4049 | |||||||
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Product | Shade | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) |
Bifix SE (G) | universal | ― | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | None |
white opaque | ― | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | Difference | |
NX3 Dual | White (B1) | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Automix (G) | Yellow (A3) | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
SmartCem 2 | LT | ― | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Automix Dual (G) | MED | ― | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Products who do not claim color stability
Comparison performed according to ISO 4049 | |||||||
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Product | Shade | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) |
Calibra | Base LT, light (A1) Catalyst: Regular | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Base medium (A2) Catalyst: Regular | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None | |
G-CEM Automix | A2 | Yes | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | None |
AO3 | ― | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | None | |
iCEM | - | ― | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | None |
Maxcem Elite | Clear | ― | Yes | None | Difference | Difference | None |
Multilink AutoMix | Yellow | ― | Yes | None | Slight | Slight | None |
Opaque | ― | Yes | None | Slight | Slight | None | |
ParaCem Universal DC | Base A2 Catalyst: Universal | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Base B3 Catalyst: Universal | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None | |
RelyX Unicem | A1 | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Aplicap | A2 | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
RelyX Unicem 2 | A2 (universal) | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Automix | A3O | ― | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Variolink II | Base: A1 (white/110) Catalyst: Low viscosity Transparent | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |
Base: A3 (yellow//210) Catalyst: Low viscosity Yellow | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | None |