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Fiber post | Manufacturer and batch number used | Matrix | Curing condition of matrix | Fibers | Fillers | Size and shape |
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GC Everstick | StickTech Ltd., Turku, Finland | Semiinterpenetrating polymer network of PMMA and Bis-GMA | Uncured (to be cured by the clinician) | Unidirectional silane-coated E-glass fibers (61.5% by weight) | No filler | 0.9 mm Custom |
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FRC Postec Plus | Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein | Dimethacrylates (ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate, Bis-GMA, and 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate) | Cured by the manufacturers | E-glass fibers | Ytterbium fluoride | 0.8–1.5 mm Taper |
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Rely X Fiber post | 3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany | Epoxy-resin | Cured by the manufacturers | S-glass fibers (60–70% by weight) | Zirconia filler | 0.8–1.6 mm Double tapered |
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Multilink Automix luting cement | Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein | Base | Catalyst |
(i) Ytterbium trifluoride | (i) Ytterbium trifluoride |
(ii) Ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate (Bis-EMA) | (ii) Ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate (Bis-EMA) |
(iii) Bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate (Bis-GMA) | (iii) urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) |
(iv) 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) | (iv) 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) |
(v) 2-Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) | (v) Dibenzoyl peroxide |
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