Research Article

Optical Property Stability of Light-Cured versus Precured CAD-CAM Composites

Table 1

Information about the composites tested.

TypeNameManufacturerClassificationComposition

Light-curedGrandioSOVOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, Cuxhaven, GermanyNanohybrid89% w/w of glass ceramic filler, functionalized silicon dioxide nanoparticles, pigments, Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, TEGDMA, camphorquinone, butylated hydroxytoluene
Filtek Z3503M/ESPE company, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USANanoparticle78.5% w/w of silica nanoparticles, pigments, Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, UDMA, and TEGDMA
OpallisFGM dental group, Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilNanohybrid78,5% to 79,8% w/w of barium-aluminum silicate glass and silicon dioxide nanoparticles, camphorquinone, pigments, Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, UDMA, and TEGDMA
Kalore GCGC Dental products, Tokyo, Island Honshu, JapanNanohybrid82% w/w of glass fluoroaminosilicate, prepolymerized silica filler, silicon dioxide, DX-511, UDMA, dimethacrylate comonomers
PrecuredGrandio BlocsVOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, GermanyNanohybrid86% w/w of and glass ceramic fillers, functionalized silicon dioxide nanoparticles, Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEGDMA
Lava Ultimate3M/ESPE company, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USANanohybrid80% w/w of zirconia nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles, UDMA, Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, TEGDMA
Brava BlockFGM dental group, Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilNanohybrid65 to 80% barium glass, Bis-EMA, Bis-GMA, dimethylaminobenzoate, coiniciator, camphorquinone
Cerasmart GCGC dental products, Tokyo, Island Honshu, JapanNanohybrid71% w/w of barium and silica nanoparticles, Bis-MEPP, UDMA, dimethacrylate

Bis-GMA; bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate, TEGDMA; triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, Bis-EMA; bisphenol A ethoxylated dimethacrylate, UDMA; urethane dimethacrylate, DX-511; high molecular weight dupont monomer, and Bis-MEPP; bisphenol A ethoxylate dimethacrylate.