Table 1.
Product details of the composite resins used in this study.
| Flowable type | Composition | Inorganic fillers | Filler Wt%/Vol% | Curing time | Maximum increment thickness (mm) | Lot number | Manufacturer | ||
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| Bulk-fill | SDR | Modified UDMA, bis-EMA, TEGDMA | Barium-alumino-fluoroborosilicate glass, strontium alumino-fluoro-silicate | 68%/45% | 20 s | 4 | 170302 | Dentsply | USA |
| Venus bulk-fill (VBF) | UDMA, EBADMA | Ba-Al-F silicate glass, YBF3, SiO2 | 65%/38% | 20 s | 4 | 10204 | Heraeus Kulzer | Germany | |
| Beautifil Bulk Flowable (BBF) | Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, UDMA, bis-MPEPP | S-PRG filler based on Fluoroboroaluminosilicate glass | 73%/not mentioned | 10 s LED | 4 | 101721 | Shofu Inc. | Japan | |
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| Conventional | Filtek Z350 XT flowable restorative (ZFF) | Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, procrylat resins | Ytterbium trifluoride, silica, zirconia/silica cluster | 65%/46% | 20 s 400-1000 mW/cm2, 10 s 100-2000 mW/cm2 | 2 | N860177 | 3M | USA |