Research Article

The Nanomechanical and Tribological Properties of Restorative Dental Composites after Exposure in Different Types of Media

Table 1

Specification of dental composites investigated in the present study.

MaterialManufacturerClassificationResin Filler contentFiller type and size

FiltekTMZ3503M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USANanofilled BisGMA BisEMA 
TEGDMA 
UDMA
78.5 wt%Zirconia and silica clusters: 0.6–1.4  m

TPH3Dentsply Caulk, Milford, DE, USANanohybridBisGMA BisEMA 
TEGDMA
75–77 wt%BABS: <1  m; BAFG: <1  m; Silica: 10–20 nm

DurafillVS Heraeus Kulzer, Hanau, GermanyMicrofilledUDMA50.5 wt%Prepolymerized silica: 10–20  m; silica: 0.02–2  m

SuperluxDMG GermanyMicrohybridTEGDMA 
BisGMA 
UDMA
66 wt% SiO2 < 20  m