Table 1: Comparative properties of the resins
| Material | Content | Filler content | Filler particle size | Photoinitiator | |||||
| Z350 (3M ESPE) |
Resin: Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEGDMA, and bis-EMA (6) resins Fillers: Combination of non-agglomerated/non-aggregated 20 nm silica filler, non-agglomerated/non-aggregated zirconia filler, and aggregated zirconia/silica cluster filler |
Volume: 55.6% Weight: 72.5% |
20 nm silica and 4-11 nm zirconia |
CQ | |||||
| SDR™ (Dentsply) |
Resin: EBPADMA; TEGDMA; modified UDMA resin Filler: Barium-alumino-fluoro-borosilicate glass; Strontium alumino-fluoro-silicate glass |
Volume: 44% Weight: 68% |
CQ | ||||||
| Tetric N Ceram bulk fill (Ivoclar) |
Resin: Dimethacrylates: Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, and UDMA Filler: Barium aluminum silicate glass with two different mean particle sizes, an Isofiller, ytterbium fluoride and spherical mixed oxide |
Volume: 61% | CQ and acyl phosphine oxide together with a recently patented initiator Ivocerin-dibenzoyl germanium derivative |