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Vidhawan, S.A., Yap, A.U., Ornaghi, B.P., Banas, A., Banas, K., Neo, J.C., Pfeifer, C.S. and Rosa, V. (2015) Fatigue Stipulation of Bulk-Fill Composites: An in Vitro Appraisal. Dental Materials, 31, 1068-1074.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2015.06.006

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• TITLE: Damage and Fatigue Failure of Conventional and Bulk-Filled Resin Composites

  AUTHORS: Rana Alkattan, Subir Banerji, Sanjukta Deb

  KEYWORDS: Cyclic Fatigue, Flexural Fatigue Limit, Flexural Strength, Bulk-Fill, Resin Composite, Incremental Layering

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Stomatology, Vol.12 No.2, February 24, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Objectives: Resin-based composites are the most widely used dental restorative materials. Bulk-fill resin composites are of rising interest as they can be clinically applied in thicker increments compared to conventional composites. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the flexural fatigue strength of a conventional and bulk-filled resin composite placed incrementally or non-incrementally. Methods: Resin composite specimens were fabricated using either a conventional (Brilliant EverGlow?) or a bulk-fill (Fill-Up!TM) resin composite by either non-incremental filling (2 × 2 × 25 mm3) or in increments of (1 × 2 × 25 mm3). Specimens were stored in distilled water for 24 h or thermocycled for 5000 cycles. The static flexural strength (σ), flexural fatigue limit (FFL) after 105 cycles and post-fatigue flexural strength (PFσ) were measured. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, with a post-hoc Tukey’s test to compare mean FFL (p σ and PFσ compared to conventional composites regardless of incremental cure or thermocycling (p σ and FFL for conventional composites but not bulk-filled composites. There was no significant difference in PFσ compared to σ after 24 h storage, but a significant increase in PFσ after thermocycling (p