Correlation Between Polymerization Shrinkage and Filler Content for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Materials
2.2. Measurement of Filler Content by Weight Percentage
2.3. Determination of Filler Content by Volume Percentage
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Filler Content by Weight and Volume
3.2. Correlation Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | Main Components | wt% | vol% | Manufacturer | Lot No. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Base HARD II Medium Flow Multi (BBH II M: Bulk-fill) | Bis-MPEPP, methacrylate monomers, barium silica glass | 74 | 54.3 | SUN MEDICAL (Moriyama, Japan) | 22062 |
A-UNO Flow Basic (AUF: Conventional) | UDMA, Bis-GMA, DEGDMA, spherical nano filler (20–50 nm), fluoride sustained-release filler (700 nm), fluoride sustained-release filler (700 nm), ceramics cluster filler (2–8 μm) | 70 | - | YAMAKIN (Konan, Japan) | 30112314 |
CLEARFIL MAJESTY ES Flow Low Universal (CMEF: Conventional) | Hydrophobic aromatic dimethacrylate, TEGDMA, silanated barium glass filler, silanated silica filler (0.18–3.5 μm) | 75 | 59 | Kuraray Noritake Dental (Tokyo, Japan) | 5Q0060 |
GRACEFIL LoFlo Universal (GFL: Conventional) | Bis-MEPP, barium glass (250 nm) | 69 | - | GC (Tokyo, Japan) | 2306131 |
OMNICHROMA Flow (OCF: Conventional) | UDMA, 1,9-nonamethylene glycol dimethacrylate, spherical silicazirconia filler (260 nm) | 71 | 57 | Tokuyama Dental (Tokyo, Japan) | 0522 |
OMNICHROMA Flow Bulk (OCFB: Bulk-fill) | UDMA, TEGDMA, spherical silicazirconia filler (260 nm) | 69 | 55 | Tokuyama Dental (Tokyo, Japan) | 0284 |
Materials | Polymerization Shrinkage Rate (%) | Filler Content (wt%) | Filler Content (vol%) |
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BBH II M | *3.15 (0.04) A | 69.71 (0.07) | 47.15 (0.29) a |
AUF | *4.48 (0.01) B | 65.46 (0.86) | 46.45 (1.53) a |
CMEF | *3.91 (0.12) C | 63.88 (0.75) | 47.98 (0.94) a |
GFL | *3.47 (0.02) D | 61.30 (0.07) | 41.10 (0.39) b |
OCF | *3.93 (0.03) C | 61.43 (0.23) | 53.60 (1.05) c |
OCFB | *3.97 (0.02) C | 60.03 (0.54) | 54.10 (0.73) c |
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Matsui, N.; Maesako, M.; Alkhazaleh, A.; Irie, M.; Tsujimoto, A. Correlation Between Polymerization Shrinkage and Filler Content for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites. J. Funct. Biomater. 2025, 16, 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16050155
Matsui N, Maesako M, Alkhazaleh A, Irie M, Tsujimoto A. Correlation Between Polymerization Shrinkage and Filler Content for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2025; 16(5):155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16050155
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatsui, Nagisa, Mayumi Maesako, Ahmad Alkhazaleh, Masao Irie, and Akimasa Tsujimoto. 2025. "Correlation Between Polymerization Shrinkage and Filler Content for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 16, no. 5: 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16050155
APA StyleMatsui, N., Maesako, M., Alkhazaleh, A., Irie, M., & Tsujimoto, A. (2025). Correlation Between Polymerization Shrinkage and Filler Content for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 16(5), 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16050155