Efeito de diferentes doses de energia de unidades LED uni- e multi-ondas nas propriedades mecânicas de resinas compostas

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different doses of energy and uni- or multi-wave LED units on mechanical properties of composite resins. Thereunto, six experimental groups were established for each assessed resin (IPS Empress Direct - Ivoclar Vivadent , Venus - Heraeus - Kulzer , SDR - Dentsply) according to the different different amounts of energy (5J , 10J and 20J) and LED unit (bluephase 16i and bluephase G2 - Ivoclar Vivadent) . Thirty six specimens were prepared (7mm long x 2mm wide x 1mm height) from silicon matrices and were used for evaluation of mechanical properties (flexural strength and modulus of elasticity) using the three points bending test, in a universal testing machine at a speed of 0.5 mm/min until the specimens fracture. Data were tested for normality and then the two-way analysis of variance was applied and Tukey's test was used to point out differences among means, with significance level set at 5%. Thus, the results showed that the resins presented different performance by energy amounts and by the difference of the spectra of light emitted by different sources. It appears from the data presented that the factors studied in this work are directly related to the mechanical properties of resin composites.