Skuteczne oraz estetyczne wypełnienia zębów bocznych. Era materiałów typu bulk-fill

Efficient and esthetic restoration of posterior teeth. A new era of bulk-fill materials

With the introduction of a flowable bulk-fill composite to complement its sculptable posterior composite Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill, Ivoclar Vivadent has taken bulk filling to the next esthetic level.

Today, composite resins are routinely used as posterior restoratives in dental clinics (1, 2). That is why dentists have been eagerly awaiting improvements related to these materials and the associated techniques which will allow them to offer their patients more efficient treatment modalities. In response to these expectations, conventional composites have been further developed. Materials known as bulk-fill composites have lately entered the market. These restoratives are placed using a simple protocol to produce very attractive results in posterior teeth (3).

The marginal adaptation of bulk-fill restoratives is similar to that of layered composites (4). In addition, these materials show similar/lower shrinkage compared with conventional composite resins and they offer a high depth of cure in increments of up to 4 mm (5). Nevertheless, in order to obtain successful results, it is important to observe the light-curing instructions of the manufacturer (6).

The flowable bulk-fill composites are generally used as a base layer in Class I and II restorations (7-9). They are subsequently covered with a layer of conventional or bulk-fill composite.

The next level

Tetric EvoCeram^® Bulk Fill, which was introduced in 2011, is a sculptable posterior composite that can be placed in layers ...