Status Assessment of One Shade Monochromatic Composite Resins

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 2 , 331 - 338 , 22.08.2025

Kubra Nur Yeşilova , Sebnem Turkun

https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1531173

https://izlik.org/JA54HW73CH

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The polychromatic nature of teeth has prompted manufacturers to develop composite resins with a range of shades and translucency/opacity levels to closely resemble the appearance of natural teeth. These composite resins are typically employed in a layering technique, necessitating considerable technical precision. Furthermore, the existence of numerous enamel and dentin hues, coupled with the necessity of meticulously blending these shades to attain an aesthetically pleasing result, renders the process of color selection and color harmony particularly challenging. This process becomes even more complex in the context of aesthetic restorations. In response to these challenges, manufacturers have developed monochromatic one-shade or single-shade universal composite resins, asserting that monochromatic materials can replicate all 16 shades represented in the VITA Classic scale. Although single-shade universal composite resins initially simplify the complexity of color selection, they reduce technical precision and simplify the difficulties arising from the layering technique. Consequently, the time required for the patient's treatment is reduced, and the treatment process is facilitated. This review examines the physical properties and advantages/disadvantages of single-color universal composite resins.

Keywords

monochromatic composite , chameleon effect , structural colouring

Tek Renkli Monokromatik Kompozit Rezinlerle İlgili Bir Durum Değerlendirmesi

https://izlik.org/JA54HW73CH

Abstract

ÖZ
Dişlerin polikromatik doğası, üretici firmaların, doğal dişe en yakın estetiği sağlamak için farklı renk tonlarına, translüsensiye / opaklığa sahip kompozit rezinleri piyasaya sürmesine neden olmuştur. Bu kompozit rezinler genellikle tabakalama tekniği ile kullanılmakta ve teknik hassasiyet gerektirmektedir. Ayrıca, birden fazla mine ve dentin renginin olması, bu renklerin doğalı yakalamak için dikkatle karıştırılması gerekliliği renk seçimini ve renk uyumunun yakalanmasını zorlaştırmaktadır. Özellikle estetik bölge restorasyonlarında bu işlem daha da karmaşık hale gelmektedir. Tüm bu nedenlerle, üretici firmalar, tek renkli (monokromatik) üniversal (one-shade universal veya single-shade universal) kompozit rezinleri geliştirmişlerdir ve tek renk materyallerin VITA Klasik skalasındaki 16 renk tonunu da taklit edebildiğini iddia etmektediler. Tek renk üniversal kompozit rezinler başta renk seçme karmaşasını kolaylaştırmakla birlikte, teknik hassasiyeti azaltmakta ve tabakalama tekniğinden kaynaklanan zorlukları basitleştirmektedir. Böylece hastanın tedavisine ayrılan süre azalmakta ve tedavi süreci kolaylaşmaktadır. Bu derleme tek renk üniversal kompozit rezinlerin fiziksel özelliklerini ve avantaj/dezavantajlarını incelemektedir.

Keywords

Monokromatik Kompozit , Bukalemun Efekti , Yapısal Renk

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