Research Article

Influence of Bulk-Fill Composites, Polimerization Modes, and Remaining Dentin Thickness on Intrapulpal Temperature Rise

Table 1

Bulk-fill composites and the manufacturer’s information.

Material/manufacturerMonomersFiller, particles sizes, percentagePhotoinitiatorsThickness/curing time and light intensity

SureFil® SDR + flow™ (DENTSPLY petropolis, Brazil)Modified UDMA EBPADMA, TEGDMABarium and strontium fluoroalumino silicate glasses (4.2 μm) 68 wt%, 44 vol%Camphoroquinone, BHT, UV stabilizer, titanium dioxide, iron oxide pigments, fluorescing agent4 mm/20 s 500–1,000 mW/cm2 (LED and halogen) or 10 s (high-power lights).
Estelite bulk-fill flow (Tokuyama, Japan)Bis-GMA, Bis-MPEPP, TEGDMASupranano spherical filler (spherical SiO2-ZrO2) (200 nm) 70 wt%, 56 vol%RAP technology™4 mm/20 s 500–1,000 mW/cm2 (LED and halogen) or 10 s (high-power lights).
Filtek bulk™-fill posterior (3M, st. Paul, MN, USA)Bis-GMA, AUDMA UDMA, DDDMASilica (20 nm), zirconia (4–11 nm), ytterbium trifluoride (100 nm), zirconia/silica–76.5 wt%, 58.4 vol%4 mm/20 s ≥ 1,000 mW/cm2 (LED) or 40 s 550–1000 mW/cm2 (halogen light).
SonicFill™ (Kerr, CA, USA)Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, EBPDMANanoscale zirconium oxide, silica oxide particles (10–30 nm) 83.5 wt%, 69 vol%5 mm/20 s 500–1,000 mW/cm2 (LED and halogen)