Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of two glass ceramic materials and resin cement curing modes on the color stability of sectional porcelain laminate veneers following artificial aging.
Methods: Forty sound human maxillary central incisors were prepared to receive sectional laminate veneers (SLVs) with a thickness of 0.5-0.7 mm. Prepared teeth were randomly divided into 2 equal groups according to ceramic materials used (N=20) as follows: Group I: IPS e.max press. Group II: Celtra press. Each main group was randomly subdivided into 4 equal subgroups according to resin cement used: light and dual cure resin cements (Relyx Veneer) (Relyx Ultimate). All samples were subjected to 10,000 cycles of thermo-cycling. Color change was measured by laboratory spectrophotometer before and after thermo-cycling. All the collected data were statistically analyzed by One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc test.
Results: Color change between restoration and natural side of each sample before and after artificial aging did not reveal significant difference (P<0.05). IPS e.max press showed significant lower color stability with dual and light cure resin cement (ΔE 3.48- ΔE 3.4) than Celtra press (ΔE 2.6- ΔE 3.05). Light cured resin cement used with Celtra press showed statistically significant higher ΔE value than dual cured cement (P>0.05).
Conclusions: Celtra press glass ceramic is more color stable than IPS e.max press. Resin cement and aging process influence the color stability of sectional laminate veneers. Results were clinically accepted for all tested materials in reference to natural teeth (ΔE<3.5).