Comparison of surface roughness of nanofilled and nanohybrid composite resins after polishing with a multi-step technique

To compare the surface roughness of nanofilled and nanohybrid composite resins after polishing using a multi-step technique. 40 composite resin specimens were divided into two groups (20 nanofilled specimens using Filtek Z350 XT [group A] and 20 nanohybrid specimens using Filtek Z250 XT [group B]), prepared, and then polished. After immersion in artificial saliva for 24 hours, the surface roughness was measured with a surface roughness tester. The mean surface roughness results along with the standard deviation of group A were 0.0967 mu m +/- 0.0174, while the results of group B were 0.1217 mu m +/- 0.0244. Statistically (with p = 0.05), there were significant differences between each group. The surface roughness of a nanofilled composite resin after polishing with a multi-step technique is better than that of a nanohybrid composite resin.