Influence of glass-based dental ceramic type and thickness with identical shade on the light transmittance and the degree of conversion of resin cement

Abstract

How well a dental filling or crown performs depends not only on the strength of ceramic material used but also on its thickness and type. Sun-Young Kim of Seoul National University and colleagues investigated how the thickness and type of glass-based ceramic affected how well it transmitted light and thus how well resin cement underneath it hardened. Orthodontists use a special ‘curing’ light to harden resin cement and create a strong bond between the ceramic material and the underlying mouth tissue. They shined light on different types of ceramic plates of similar shade but varying thickness and found that both their ability to transmit light and how well the resin cement underneath them hardened varied significantly. They conclude that orthodontists should not only choose ceramics for dental treatments based on their inherent strength, but should also consider how well they transmit light.

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