Research Article

Elution of Monomers from Provisional Composite Materials

Table 1

Materials tested.

MaterialCategory Main monomer(s)*Manufacturer

Protemp 3
Garant
Paste/paste system
self-curing
Dimethacrylate3M ESPE Dental Products, Seefeld, Germany

Systemp.c&bPaste/paste system self-curing BisGMA, methacrylate, and polyfunctional acrylatesIvoclar Vivadent, FL-Schaan, Liechtenstein

TrimPowder/liquid system
self-curing
Poly(ethyl methacrylate), methyl methacrylateBosworth Company, Skokie, IL, USA

Clip FOne component system light curing2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and
acrylate ester
VOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany

According to manufacturers’ information.