Dynamic analysis of behavior of bisphenol A in dental resin and leachable compounds

双酚A的量可以通过与自由基的反应和通过可浸出化合物的水解而动态地改变。本研究的目的是通过分析双酚A的浸出现象，考虑到双酚A的动态变化，为牙科树脂中双酚A的可能浸出提供明确的指导。双酚A存在下的自由基聚合为了阐明双酚A对自由基聚合的影响，将双酚A加入到甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）的聚合混合物中，并精确地检测反应。结果表明，树脂聚合后，双酚A不能存在于聚合混合物中，因为双酚A通常起阻聚剂的作用，且牙科树脂中的少量化合物会在聚合过程中消耗掉.为了阐明双酚A的自由基清除机理，将双酚A与其相关化合物在MMA聚合中的自由基清除现象进行了比较，并对结果进行了检验。双酚A的化学计量因子（n）显示为1.8。结果表明，具有高缓蚀活性的双酚A是由于自由基相互作用而被氧化的.双酚A的动态浸出现象及从浸出物中生成双酚A的研究结果表明，过氧化苯甲酰（BPO）与牙科树脂中共存的双酚A不发生反应，即使在与BPO反应549小时后，也没有发现新的双酚A反应产物。另一方面，在树脂的固化过程中，可见光固化树脂中的几十ppm的双酚A被消耗。因此，得出结论，当双酚A在牙科树脂中的量为10 ppm或更少时，实际上不会发生双酚A从固化树脂中浸出或由于水解而产生双酚A。

The amount of bisphenol A can be dynamically changed by the reaction with radicals and by the hydrolysis of leachable compounds. The purposes of this study is to provide a clear instruction of possible leaching of bisphenol A from dental resins by an analysis of leaching phenomena of bisphenol A, taking into consideration of the dynamic change in the amount.1. Radical polymerization in the presence of bisphenol AIn order to clarify the effect of bisphenol A on radical polymerization, bisphenol A was added to polymerization mixture of methyl methacrylate(MMA) and the reaction was precisely examined. It was concluded that bisphenol A is unable to exist in the polymerization mixture after the polymerization of resin, since bisphenol A acted typically as an inhibitor and a minor amount of the compound in dental resins would be used up during polymerization.2. Clarification of radical-scavenging mechanism by comparing bisphenol A with its related compoundsTo elucidate the radical-scavenging mechanism of bisphenol A, its radical-scavenging phenomenon in the polymerization of MMA was compared with those of its related compounds, and the result was examined. The stoichiometric factor (n) of bisphenol A was revealed to be 1.8. It was indicated that bisphenol A with a high inhibitive activity is oxidized as a result of the radical interaction.3. Dynamic leaching phenomenon of bisphenol A and production of bisphenol A from leachable compoundsIt was demonstrated that benzoyl peroxide(BPO) is unreactive to bisphenol A coexisting in dental resins, since no reaction product of bisphenol A was newly found even after 549 hr of reaction with BPO. On the other hand, several tens ppm of bisphenol A in visible light-curing resin was consumed during the cure of resins. Therefore, it was concluded that leaching of bisphenol A out of cured resins or production of bisphenol A as a result of hydrolysis does not practically occur, when its amount in dental resins is 10 ppm or less.