Table 1 The materials’, types, lot numbers, abbreviations, composition, filler Load (wt%) and manufacturer recommendations

Preheated thermo-viscous

VisCalor bulk (2,039,302, VB)

Pre-heat

Matrix: amine, BHT, bis-GMA, CQ, dimethacrylate

Filler: SiO2 nanofillers (20–40 nm), barium-aluminum-silicate glass particles (1.2 μm)

83

Voco; Cuxhaven,

Germany-

Bulk Fill Hybrid

X-tra fil

(2,218,545, XF)

Conventional

Inorganic fillers in a methacrylate matrix, Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEG-DMA

83.

SFRC Flowable

EverX Flow Bulk (2,112,021, EF)

Injectable

Matrix; Bis-MEPP, TEG-DMA and UDMA

Fillers; mix of short E-glass fibres and particle fillers, mostly barium glass.

70

GC Europe

Nanohybrid

CharmFil Plus (1,122,157, ChP)

Conventional

Martrix; Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, UDMA

Barium glass 0.5 μm

> 70

Dentkist Inc, Korea

Flowable universal nano-hybrid

Grandio Flow (2,202,596, GF)

Conventional

Bis-GMA, TEG-DMA, HEDMA

80.2

Voco; Cuxhaven,

Germany-

Dual curing Universal adhesive

Futurabond M+

(2,122,733, FB)

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HEMA (10-25%), BIS-GMA (10-25%), ethanol (10-25%), acidic adhesive monomer (2.5-5%), UDMA (2.5-5%), catalyst (≤ 2,5%), pyrogenic silicic acids (≤ 2,5%)

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