EFEITO DO CO-INICIADOR 4,4`BIS-DIMETILAMINOBENZIDROL NO GRAU DE CONVERSÃO E PROPRIEDADES MECÂNICAS E BIOLÓGICAS DE UMA RESINA COMPOSTA EXPERIMENTAL

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine 1) the effect of the alternative coinitiator 4,4'bis dymethilaminobenzydrol (BZN) in degree of conversion (DC) and mechanical and biological properties of experimental resin composites and 2) the correlation between methods used to analyze DC of resin composites. In Experiment 1, the coinitiator BZN was used in three concentrations (0.2, 0.5 and 1.2), and the coinitiator DMAEMA as control at the same concentrations as above. The molar concentration of camphorquinone (CQ) and coinitiators was kept constant (1:1). The composites were manipulated and submitted to microhardness test (VHN), flexural and compressive strength (in MPa), elastic modulus (GPa), DC (in %, by micro-Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR), in vitro cytotoxicity (against 3T3 fibroblastic cells) and in vitro evaluation of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans adhesion on the experimental resins. In Experiment 2, the three experimental resins with DMAEMA (DMAEMA0.2, DMAEMA0.5 and DMAEMA1.2) were used. The groups were subjected to three tests to assess DC: micro-Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance (FT-IR ATR) and FT-IR with preparation of KBr pellets (FT-IR KBr). The results of Experiment 1 were subjected to one-way ANOVA and Tukey post-test (α = 0.05) and data from Experiment 2 were analyzed by two-way ANOVA (coinitiator concentration versus methodology) and Tukey post-test (α = 0.05). The correlation between the three methods was analyzed by multiple linear regression. The significance of the regression and the independent variables was estimated by F and t tests, with 95% of confidence. The results of Experiment 1 showed that the experimental composite resin with BZN showed satisfactory DC and mechanical properties, and was considered nontoxic against 3T3 fibroblasts. Also, the evaluation of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans adhesion revealed that BZN resins exhibited a high degree of inhibition compared to control resins with DMAEMA; for Experiment 2, DC of composites with DMAEMA at the three different concentrations did not show significant differences; however, the three methodologies analyzed showed a strong positive correlation (r2: 0.95), It was concluded that the inclusion of the coinitiator BZN provides antimicrobial potential to resin composites, without compromising degree of conversion and mechanical properties. Also, the three methodologies influenced DC values, as follows: micro- Raman > FT-IR ATR > FT-IR with KBr.