Sof lex xt discs

Manufactured by 3M

Sourced in Germany

The Sof-Lex XT discs are a type of lab equipment designed for polishing and finishing dental restorations. They are made of flexible cloth-backed discs coated with aluminum oxide abrasive particles. The discs are available in different grades of grit, allowing for a range of polishing and finishing applications.

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Resin Infiltration and MI Paste Plus Effects

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Specimens were divided into three main groups based on the treatment to be received.

Control group (no treatment): 30 specimens were stored in distilled water.

Icon (resin infiltration): 30 specimens were treated with resin material for infiltration (Icon, DMG, Hamburg, Germany). The infiltration treatment was performed following the manufacturer’s instructions:

Icon-Etching for 2 min.

Water rinse and air dry for 30 s.

Icon-Dry for 30 s.

Previous steps repeated 2 more times.

Icon-Infiltrant for 3 min then light cure 40 s.

Icon-Infiltrant for 1 min then light cure 40 s.

Finishing and polishing with Sof–Lex XT discs (3M ESPE, St Paul, Minnesota) gradually from the mid-coarse to the extra-fine disc. A slow-speed handpiece was used with water spray (15,000 rpm, 15 seconds/disc) using intermittent brushing movement and gentle pressure.

3. MI Paste Plus: 30 specimens were treated with MI Paste Plus (MI Paste Plus, GC America Inc, Alsip, IL, USA) application to the site by a cotton swab then washed with normal saline after 5 min.

After treatment, all specimens were evaluated for surface roughness and color stability as baseline records.

Almulhim K., Khan A.S., Alabdulghani H., Albasarah S., Al-Dulaijan Y, & al-Qarni F.D. (2021). Effect of Ageing Process and Brushing on Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Treated White Spot Lesions: An in vitro Analysis. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 13, 413-419.

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Adhesive Composite Restoration Protocol

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The access cavities were repaired using a universal adhesive (Clearfil Ceramic primer plus, Kuraray Europe, Main, Germany) and a composite (Estelite sigma Quick, Tokuyama Dental Deutschland, Altenberge, Germany). The universal adhesive was applied for 20 s, followed by up to 10 s removal using compressed air. Afterwards, the cavity was filled with composite resin in two increments and treated with a polymerisation lamp (Bluephase G2, Ivoclar Vivadent, Ellwangen, Germany) for 20 s in each step. After that, the composite filling in the crown and the crowns surface close to the repaired section were polished using coarse, fine and very fine polishing discs (2381C, 2381F, 2381SF, Sof-Lex XT discs, 3M, Neuss, Germany) at rotation speeds of 10.000–15.000 rpm. Furthermore, polishing discs EVE Diacomp Plus Twist-Set (EVE, Keltern, Germany) were used afterwards at a rotation speed of 6.000 rpm. All polishing was performed using water cooling.

Greuling A., Wiemken M., Kahra C., Maier H.J, & Eisenburger M. (2023). Fracture Resistance of Repaired 5Y-PSZ Zirconia Crowns after Endodontic Access. Dentistry Journal, 11(3), 76.

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