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Dental veneers are a popular option for enhancing smile aesthetics. While both ceramic and composite veneers are effective, achieving optimal outcomes often requires meticulous planning and interdisciplinary collaboration. A woman in her early 30s presented with dissatisfaction due to poorly executed direct composite veneers from teeth #15 to #25, which led to biofilm accumulation and gingival inflammation.

Effect of calcium orthophosphate particle size and CaP:glass ratio on optical, mechanical and physicochemical characteristics of experimental composites.

Objective: Evaluate light transmittance (%T), color change (ΔE), degree of conversion (DC), bottom-to-top Knoop microhardness (KHN), flexural strength (BFS) and modulus (FM), water sorption/solubility (WS/SL) and calcium release of resin composites containing different dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD)-to-barium glass ratios (DCPD:BG) and DCPD particle sizes.

Methods: Ten resin-based composites (50 vol% inorganic fraction) were prepared using BG (0.4 µm) and DCPD particles (12 µm, 3 µm or mixture) with DCPD:BG of 1:3, 1:1 or 3:1.