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This study aims to detect the staining susceptibility and the effect of polishing and bleaching agents and their combination on the stain removal and surface gloss of the injectable composite resins compared to sculptable nanofilled composite.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty-four disc-shaped specimens were prepared from two injectable composite resins: Beautifil Flow Plus X (BFP) and G-\u00e6nial Universal Injectable (GUI) and one sculptable nanofilled composite; Filtek\u2122 Z350XT Universal Restorative (FUR), immersed in an instant coffee solution for 12 days. The specimens from each material were divided into four groups (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20097) according to the stain-removal method: Group 1 (control): no stain removal treatment. Group 2: Polished with Super-Snap Buff Polisher and Direct DiaPaste for 60\u2005s. Group 3: Bleached with Opalescence Boost 40% for one hour (3 rounds\/20\u2005min each). Group 4: bleached and polished. A Spectrophotometer recorded the color parameter initially (T<jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub>), after staining (T<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>) and after stain removal methods (T<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) and color change (\u0394E<jats:sub>00<\/jats:sub>) was calculated. Gloss (GU) was recorded initially and after stain removal methods using a glossmeter. Surface morphology was examined with Scanning Electron Microscopy. The data was analyzed using One and Two-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic> test using SPSS software at a 5% significance level.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>All tested materials showed clinically unacceptable staining susceptibility after coffee immersion and stain removing methods (\u0394E<jats:sub>00<\/jats:sub> &amp;gt;1.8), with FUR exhibiting the highest change (26.2\u2009\u00b1\u20092.6). In-office bleaching and combined bleaching\/polishing significantly reduced color change for FUR (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), while all stain removal methods was equally effective for BPF and GUI (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). Surface gloss remained unchanged with the highest values after staining and bleaching for all materials (52.8\u2009\u00b1\u200911.2\u201349.7\u2009\u00b1\u20099.4, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05) but significantly decreased after polishing alone or combined with bleaching (31.6\u2009\u00b1\u20095.7\u201315.4\u2009\u00b1\u20091.5, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Injectable composites exhibited lower staining susceptibility than the sculptable nanofilled composite. No stain-removing method restored the color for all composites to the clinically acceptable threshold. 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