Evaluation of shade matching in the repair of indirect restorative materials with universal shade composites.

Purpose: To evaluate color differences in repair of indirect ceramic and resin nanoceramic CAD/CAM blocks with two universal shade composites after different surface preparations.

Materials And Methods: 120 samples were prepared from IPS Empress and GC Cerasmart270 CAD/ CAM blocks and thermocycled (5000 cycles, 5°C-55°C). Initial colors of sample surfaces were measured using a spectrophotometer.

The predictive factors for perceived social support among cancer patients and caregiver burden of their family caregivers in Turkish population.

Objectives: We aimed to identify the predictive factors for the perceived family social support among cancer patients and caregiver burden of their family caregivers.

Methods: Participants were 302 cancer patients and their family caregivers. Family social support scale was used for cancer patients, burden interview was used for family caregivers.