Table 2.
Main characteristics of the included studies.
| N | Author, year, country | Total “n” of specimens | Heated composite resin trademark, classification, color, and volume | Preheating device | Temperature, warm-up time, means of transport, and transport time | Valued property and assessment device | Light curing trademark, light curing time, and characteristics | Valued property control group (non-preheated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acquaviva et al., 2009, Italy [11] | 180; 5 preheated | Venus1 (kulzer); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 54°C; N/A; N/A; N/A | Degree of conversion; spectrometer micro-Raman dilor (HR LabRam) | Halogen lamp swiss master Light1 (EMS); 40 s, 60 s, 120 s; 1200 mW/cm2; 800 mW/cm2; 400 mW/cm2 | Calibra1 (dentsply), dual-cured resin cement; Variolink1 II (ivoclar-vivadent), dual-cured resin cement; Venus1 (kulzer), microhybrid composite resin |
| 2 | Almeida et al., 2015, Brazil [27] | 40; 10 preheated | Filtek Z350 XT (3 M/Espe); nanohybrid composite resin; A1; N/A | Incubator (N/A) | 60°C; 30 min; glass container; “immediately” | Color stability; spectrophotometer (easyshade, vita zahnfabrik) | FlashLight (discus dental); 1 min; 800 mW/cm2 | RelyX ARC (3 M/Espe), dual-cured resin cement; RelyX veneer (3 M/Espe), light-polymerizing cement; Filtek Z350 flow (3 M/Espe), flowable |
| 3 | Goulart et al., 2018, Brazil [13] | 50; 50 preheated | Venus1 (kulzer); microhybrid composite resin; A2; N/A and Z250 XT (3 M/Espe); nanohybrid | Digital wax pot (SJK) | 64°C; 5 min; N/A; “reduced to 30 s” | Microtensile bond strength and adhesive interfaces; stereomicroscope (EMZ, Meji Techno) | Optilight max (gnatus); 40 s; 900 mW/cm2 | Venus1 (Kulzer), microhybrid composite resin color A2; Z250 XT (3M), microhybrid composite resin color A2; RelyX ARC (3M), dual-cured resin |
| 4 | Magne et al., 2009, United States [32] | 30; 30 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 54°C; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | N/A; 60 s; N/A | None |
| 5 | Magne et al., 2009, United States [34] | 30; 30 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 54°C; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | Allegro (den-mat); 60 s; N/A | None |
| 6 | Magne et al., 2010, United States [33] | 30; 30 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 68°C; N/A; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (mini bionix II, MTS systems) | Allegro (den-mat); 60 s; 1000 mW/cm2 | None |
| 7 | Magne et al., 2011, United States [23] | 28; 28 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 54°C; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | Valo (ultradent); 60 s; 1000 mW/cm2 | None |
| 8 | Magne et al., 2018, United States [24] | 60; 30 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 68°C; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Vertical seating; acumen III (MTS systems) | Valo (ultradent); 60 s; N/A | RelyX ultimate cement (3M), dual-cured resin cement |
| 9 | Mounajjed et al., 2017, Czech Republic [25] | 18; 6 preheated | Enamel plus HRi (Micerium S.p.A); nanohybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Heater ENA heat (micerium S.p.A) | 55°C; 1 hour; N/A; N/A | Vertical marginal discrepancy; microscopy at x200 magnification with special image analysis software (Keyence) | Valo (ultradent); 60 s; N/A | Harvard PremiumFlow cement (GmbH), nanohybrid composite resin; RelyX ultimate cement (3 M/Espe), dual-cured resin cement |
| 10 | Oderich et al., 2011, United States [26] | 60; 60 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | N/A; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | Valo (ultradent); 60 s; N/A | None |
| 11 | Olivares et al., 2011, Chile [28] | 10; 10 preheated | Tetric N-ceram (Ivoclar-vivadent AG); nanohybrid composite resin; A2; N/A | Wax Heater Pot 4 (Denshine) | 58°C; 5 min; N/A; N/A | None | N/A; 60 s; N/A | None |
| 12 | Rickman et al., 2011, Thailand [29] | 7; 7 preheated | Miris 2 (coltene-whaledent); nanohybrid composite resin; A2; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 54°C; 15 min; N/A; N/A | None | N/A; N/A; N/A | None |
| 13 | Schlichting et al., 2011, Brazil [30] | 40; 40 preheated | Filtek Z100 (3 M/Espe); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | 68°C; N/A; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | Allegro (den-mat); 60 s; 1000 mW/cm2 | None |
| 14 | Soares et al., 2018, United States [31] | 45; 30 preheated | Gradia direct posterior (GC); microhybrid composite resin; N/A; N/A | Calset (AdDent Inc.) | N/A; 5 min; N/A; N/A | Fatigue resistance; closed-loop servohydraulics (Mini Bionix II, MTS Systems) | Valo (ultradent); 60 s; 1000 mW/cm2 | None |
Table 2 is reproduced from “Técnicas de aquecimento de resinas compostas para cimentação de restaurações indiretas: Scoping review” © 2022 by Zanon AEG, Poubel DLN, and Garcia FCP under CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) [35]. N/A: not available; none: not applicable.