Research Article

Flexural Properties and Elastic Modulus of Different Esthetic Restorative Materials: Evaluation after Exposure to Acidic Drink

Table 1

Materials tested in the present study.

MaterialTypeCompositionFiller Content (w/w)ManufacturerLot #

Filtek Supreme XTENanofilled compositeMatrix: Bis-phenol A diglycidylmethacrylate (Bis-GMA), triehtylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), bis-phenol A polyethylene glycol diether dimethacrylate
Filler: silica nanofillers (5-75 nm), zirconia/silica nanoclusters (0.6-1.4 μm)
78.5 (w/w)3M ESPE, St Paul, MN, USAN748173

G-aenialMicrofilled hybrid compositeMatrix: urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), dimethacrylate
co-monomers.
Filler: silica, strontium, lanthanoid fluoride (16-17 μm), silica (>100 nm) fumed silica (<100 nm)
76 w/wGC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan151029A

Admira FusionNanohybrid Ormocer based compositeMatrix: resine Ormocer
Filler: silicon oxide nano filler, glass ceramics filler (1 μm)
84 (w/w)Voco, Cuxhaven, Germany1601121

Gradia DirectMicrofilled compositeMatrix: urethanedimethacrylate (UDMA), dymethacrylate camphorquinone
Filler: fluoro-alumino-silicate glass silica powder
73 (w/w)GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan150527A

EssentiaMicrofilled hybrid compositeMatrix: urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), Bis-MEPP, Bis-EMA, Bis-GMA, TEGDMA
Filler: prepolymerised fillers, barium glass, fumed silica
81 w/wGC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan151109C

Ceram.X UniversalNanoceramic compositeMatrix: methacrylate modified polysiloxane, dimethacrylate resin, fluorescent pigment, UV stabilizer, stabilizer, camphorquinone, ethyl-4 (dimethylamino) benzoate, iron oxide pigments, aluminium sulfo silicate pigments.
Filler: Barium-aluminium borosilicate glass (1.1-1.5 μm), Methacrylate functionalized silicon dioxide nanofiller (10 nm)
76 (w/w)Dentsply De Trey, Konstanz, Germany1507000661

Estelite AsteriaSupra-nano spherical hybrid compositeMatrix: Bis-phenol A diglycidylmethacrylate (Bis-GMA), Bisphenol A polyethoxy
methacrylate (Bis-MPEPP), triehtylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA)
Filler: Supra-nano Spherical filler (200nm spherical SiO2-ZrO2), Composite Filler (include 200nm spherical SiO2-ZrO2).
82 (w/w)Tokuyama Dental corporation, Taitou-kuTokyo, Japan6,6E+17

Gradia Direct FloFlowable Microfilled hybrid compositeMatrix: Modified UDMA, EBPADMA, TEGDMA
Filler: Ba–Al–F–B–Si–glass, St–Al–F–Si–glass 68 wt%, 44 vol%
GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan160602A

SureFil SDR flowBulk Fill FlowableMatrix: Modified UDMA, EBPADMA, TEGDMA
Filler: Barium-alumino-fluoro-borosilicate glass, strontium alumino-fluoro-silicate glass 47,3 vol%
Dentsply De Trey, Konstanz, Germany1703001234