ArticleBMC oral health2025
Impact of composite consistency and pre-heating on cervical adaptation in class II restorations: a micro-CT evaluation.
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- Effects of repeated preheating on polymerization shrinkage kinetics and Vickers microhardness of resin composites: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effect of curing mode and composite pre-heating on bonding performance of flowable resin composite to enamel.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Micro-CT evaluation of internal adaptation in composite restorations using incremental and sonic-activated techniques.Bioinformation · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo compare the cervical adaptation of paste-like bulk-fill resin composites placed with either conventional or pre-heating insertion techniques to that of flowable bulk-fill resin composites.
methodsSix paste-like resin composites (one conventional, five bulk-fill) and five flowable resin composites (one conventional, four bulk-fill) were placed into Class II box-only cavities. Paste-like composites were placed with either conventional insertion or after pre-heating (68 °C). Flowable composites were placed only with the conventional insertion technique; no pre-heating was performed. After cavities were restored, specimens were subjected to thermal aging. Then, ammoniacal silver nitrate (AgNO
resultsPre-heating improved the cervical adaptation of all composites compared to conventional placement (p < 0.05) except for the fiber-reinforced composite. All flowable resin composites showed higher AgNO
conclusionsPre-heating significantly enhanced the cervical adaptation of paste-like bulk-fill resin composites, offering superior marginal integrity compared to both their non-heated counterparts and flowable composites.
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