Clinical Study

Randomized Clinical Trial of a Self-Adhering Flowable Composite for Class I Restorations: 2-Year Results

Table 1

Composition and application procedure of the materials used.

MaterialCompositionApplication

Vertise Flow
(Kerr, USA)
Lot # 1000010715
Matrix: GPDM adhesive monomer, UDMA, BisGMA, and other methacrylate comonomers, photoinitiators
Fillers: 70% by weight. Ytterbium Fluoride, barium aluminosilicate glass, prepolymerized fillers, and colloidal silica
Brush the layer with moderate pressure for 15–20 seconds to obtain a thin layer (<0,5 mm)
Light-cure for 20 seconds
Place additional increments of Vertise Flow in 2 mm or less
Light-cure for 20 seconds

Premise Flowable (Kerr, USA)
Lot # 1000010505
Matrix: Bis-GMA,
ethoxylated bis-phenol-A-dimethacrylate, TEGMA, light-cure initiators, and stabilizers
Fillers: 72,5% by weight. Barium glass, prepolymerized fillers, and silica nanoparticles
Apply in increment of 2 mm or less
Light-cure for 10 seconds

OptiBond All-In-One (Kerr, USA)
Lot # 3354615
Glycerol phosphate dimethacrylate (GPDM), mono- and difunctional methacrylate monomers, water, acetone, ethanol, nanofillers, and camphorquinone (CQ) Apply one coat and scrub it using a disposable microbrush for 20 seconds
Repeat step (1)
Dry with air for 5 seconds
Light-cure for 10 seconds