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. 2013 May 21;8(5):e62225. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062225

Table 5. Decay kinetics parameters for commercial resins using a bi-exponential model.

Commercial composites 1st compartment T1/2 (h) + CI 95% 2nd compartment T1/2 (h) + CI 95%
Synergy D6 1.0 (0.8–1.6) 171 (159–186)
N'Durance 1.2 (1.0–1.7) 51 (47–57)
TPH3 1.5 (0.8–13.0) 332 (302–368)
Herculite Ultra 7.1 (3.9–41.7) 80 (71–93)
Simile 10 (6–47) 239 (210–277)
Esthet-X HD 10(6–52) 210 (186–241)
Ice 12 (8–27) 261 (237–291)
Artiste Nano 14 (10–25) 257 (228–293)
Ceram-X 27 (19–45) 273 (241–315)
Clearfil Majesty Esthetic 27 (19–47) 355 (312–411)
IPS Empress Direct 40 (32–54) 350 (234–692)
Filtek Supreme Ultra 43 (38–50) 640 (544–779)
Venus Diamond 74 (63–89) 1345 (1102–1727)
GrandioSo 80 (69–96) 1199 (800–2387)
GC Kalore 94 (64–184) ns
Clearfil AP-X 95 (71–143) 1382 (1253–1542)
Tetric EvoCeram 134 (76–602) ns
Amaris 187 (130–331) ns
Gradia Direct X 218 (142–473) 4601 (168–∞)

Half-lives are in hours with confidence interval at 95%. Ns: non significant.

Regression was performed on 5 samples.