Research Article

The Effect of Flowable Composite Resins on Periodontal Health, Cytokine Levels, and Immunoglobulins

Table 1

Materials used in the study.

MaterialBrandGroupBatch No.Contents

Self-adhering flowable composite group 1, Vertise flowKerr Corp, (Orange Co. CA, USA)VF5079369GPDM, 4-META, UDMA, BisGMA, photoinitiator, 70% ytterbium fluoride, barium aluminosilicate glass, colloidal silica, and prepolymerized filler
Fluoride-releasing flowable composite group 2, Nexcomp flowMeta BioMED, (Chungbuk, S. Korea)NF1107222Bis-GMA, UDMA, Bis-EMA TMPTMA, 60%, 0.8 μm barium aluminum borosilicate, alumino-fluoro-silicate, and calcium-hydroxy-phosphate
Microhybrid flowable composite group 3, Nova Compo SFImicryl Corp. (Konya, TURKEY)GF1527831% methacrylate (UDMA, Bis-MEPP, TEGDMA), 69% silicon dioxide, 50% strontium glass, pigments, and photoinitiators
Universal bonding (adhesive) system, Single Bond Universal3M ESPE (St. Paul, MN, USA)622643MDP, phosphate monomer, HEMA, dimethacrylate resin, silane, ethanol, copolymer (polyalcenoic acid), water, and initiators
Acid (etch) gel scotch bond gel3M ESPE (St. Paul, MN, USA)374190437% orthophosphoric acid, benzalconium chloride