Research Article

3D Surface Profile and Color Stability of Tooth Colored Filling Materials after Bleaching

Table 4

Comparison of value of the tooth colored restorative materials after bleaching (between the bleaching agents).

Bleaching agentRestorative materialMean ± SD value

Home bleaching
20% CP
Filtek Z350 XT2.2 ± 1.0 0.0001*
Estelite Σ Quick3.7 ± 1.5
Ketac N1003.1 ± 1.2

In-office bleaching
40% CP
Filtek Z350 XT2.6 ± 1.1 0.0001*
Estelite Σ Quick3.0 ± 1.2
Ketac N1002.7 ± 1.2

Mann-Whitney test; value < 0.05 is significant; CP: carbamide peroxide.