GPower v3.1.3 software (University of Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf, Germany) was used to calculate sample size. According to the power assessment, a sample size of 20 specimens per subgroup meets the constraints of 0.05 and power = 0.85.
Specimen Preparation
The CAD/CAM restorative materials assessed in the present study are presented in Table 1. The CAD/CAM blocks were sectioned into 12 × 14 × 1.5 mm specimens using a low-speed diamond saw (ISOMET 1000, Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL, USA). Then, the specimens were polished (Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL, USA) using a series of silicon carbide papers P600 to P1200. The specimens were cleaned ultrasonically in distilled water. The final thickness of the specimens was verified with a digital micrometer (Mitutoyo IP65, Mitutoyo Corp., Japan) to ensure a uniform thickness of 1.5 ± 0.15 mm after polishing [15, 16]. A fine carbide bur mounted on a low speed hand-piece was used to mark the side used during color measurements for each specimen [16].
Table 1
CAD/CAM restorative materials used in the study
Product
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Composition*
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Shade**
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Code
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Grandio Blocs (VOCO, Cuxhaven, Germany)
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86 wt% nanohybrid fillers, 14% UDMA + DMA
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A2 HT
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GR
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Lava Ultimate (3M ESPE; St. Paul, MN, USA)
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20 nm silica filler, 4-11 nm zirconia filler, aggregated zirconia/silica microcluster, 80 wt% Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEGDMA, Bis-EMA
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A2 HT
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LU
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*Bis-GMA: bisphenol-A-glycidyl methacrylate; UDMA: urethane dimethacrylate; TEGDMA: triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate; Bis-EMA: bisphenol-A-polyethylene glycol diether dimethacrylate; DMA: dimethacrylate |
**HT: High Translucency |
Grouping Of Specimens
The study design is presented in Figure 1. Five groups of each restorative material were immersed in 200 mL of distilled water (control medium), coffee, tea, cola, and ginger for one week (24 h/day) [15]. The pH of staining solutions was measured using a pH meter (pH/mV/Temp Meter Set, SP-2100; Suntex, Taipei, Taiwan) and determined to be 5.5, 5, 2.6, 8, and 6.9 for coffee, tea, cola, ginger, and distilled water; respectively. Each medium containing twenty specimens for each restorative material. After that, the specimens were stored in distilled water for 24 h at 37°C, then rinsed and dried. Every two days, the solutions were replaced [15]. According to the manufacturer's recommendations, an at-home bleaching treatment utilizing 16% carbamide peroxide (Perfect Bleach, VOCO) was applied 2h/day for 14 consecutive days. After treatment, the specimens were rinsed for 60 sec to remove the bleaching material and then stored individually in distilled water at 37°C between bleaching sessions [13, 16].
Color Measurements
A spectrophotometer (VITA Easyshade Advance 4.0, VITA Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) with D65 illuminant light was used to measure color of specimens on black, white, and gray backgrounds. Each specimen was measured three times and at three separate times: before staining (baseline; i, after staining; st, and after the bleaching method; bl), with CIELAB parameters recorded at each time point. The spectrophotometer was calibrated before each measurement [16, 18].
The following formula was used to compute the translucency parameter (TP) [19, 20]:
$$TP = \sqrt{{\left({L}_{B}^{*}-{L}_{W}^{*}\right)}^{2}{+ \left({a}_{B}^{*}-{a}_{W}^{*}\right)}^{2}+{\left({b}_{B}^{*}-{b}_{W}^{*}\right)}^{2}}$$
Where L*B, a*B, b*B are color parameters recorded on black background and L*W, a*W, b*W are CIELAB parameters recorded on white background [16].
The changes in translucency after staining (ΔTPst−i), bleaching (ΔTPbl−st), and between initial and final situation (ΔTPbl−i) were calculated [16].
The whiteness index (WID) was calculated after staining (WIDst) and after bleaching (WIDbl) based on CIELAB parameters according to the following equation [21]:
WID = 0511L*−2.324a*−1.100b*
Where L*, a*, b* are color parameters recorded on gray background.
The variations in whiteness index (WID) were calculated after staining (WIDst−i), bleaching (WIDbl−st), and between the initial and final condition (WIDbl−i) [16].
For grey background, differences in color changes after staining (E00st−i), bleaching (E00bl−st), and between initial and final condition (E00bl−i) were determined using the CIEDE2000 (E00) equation as follows [13, 16]:
ΔE00 = [(ΔL/kL. SL)2 + (ΔC/kC. SC)2 + (ΔH/kH. SH)2 + RT. (ΔC/kC .SC) × (ΔH/kH .SH)]1/2
The values of kL, kC, and kH in the CIEDE2000 were set to 1 [13].
The data of color measurements were statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 software (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to analyze the normality of data. The Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data of ΔWID, ΔTP, and ΔE00. The level of statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.