Color stability of siloranes versus methacrylate-based composites after immersion in staining solutions

The purpose of this study was to determine, by using a spectrophotometer device, the color stability of silorane in comparison with four methacrylate-based composites after being immersed in different staining solutions such as coffee, black tea, red wine, orange juice, and coke, and distilled water as control group. Four restorative methacrylate-based composites (Filtek Z250, TetricEvoCeram, Venus Diamond, and Grandio) and one silorane (FiltekSilorane) of shade A2 were selected to measure their color stability (180 disk samples) after 4 weeks of immersion in six staining solutions: black tea, coffee, red wine, orange juice, coke, and distilled water. The specimen's color was measured each week by means of a spectrophotometer (CIE L*a*b* system). Statistical analysis was carried out performing an ANOVA and LSD Test in order to statistically analyze differences in L*a*b*and a dagger E values. All materials showed significant discoloration (p < 0.05) when compared to the control group (immersed in distilled water). The Highest a dagger E observed was with red wine, whereas coke led to the lowest one. Silorane showed the highest color stability compared with methacrylate-based composites. Methacrylate-based materials immersed in staining solutions showed lower color stability when compared with silorane. Great differences in a dagger E were found among the methacrylate-based materials tested. Although color stability of methacrylate-based composites immersed in staining solutions has been widely investigated, this has not been done for long immersion periods with silorane-based composites.